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Dactyloscopus fallax Dawson, 1975 |
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photo by
Robertson, R. |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers) | |||
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| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Pacific Ocean from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico southward to Punta Mandinga, Ecuador. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Distinguished from D. insulatus and D. pectoralis by having the following characters: scales present above the lateral line; upper lip fimbriae, modally 11; preopercular canal pores, modally 6; branched labial fimbriae (Ref. 82814). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 April 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||