| Family: |
Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers) |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific Ocean: from the southwestern coast of Baja California, and the Gulf of California southward to Oaxaca, Mexico. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dactyloscopus elongatus is distinguished from Dactyloscopus fimbriatus by several features: including number of upper lip fimbriae 13-17, mean 15.0 (vs. 15-19, mean = 17.4); number of segmented anal-fin rays 38-41, modally 39 (vs. 36-39, modally 37); number of preopercular canal pores mean = 8.6 (vs. 14.8); some body proportions; coloration with weak to no markings (vs. distinct) (Ref. 82814). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 April 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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