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Dactyloscopus elongatus Myers & Wade, 1946 |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers) | |||
| Max. size: | ||||
| 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: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 April 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||