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Blenniiformes (Blennies) >
Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers)
Etymology: Platygillellus: Greek, platys = flat + Theodore Nicolas Gill (1837-1914) researcher of abyssal fishes and systematics (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 1 - 15 m (Ref. 11482). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica and Panama.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 11482)
Inhabits sandy bottoms. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 27.1 - 29.1, mean 28.1 °C (based on 256 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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