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Gonorynchus moseleyi Jordan & Snyder, 1923 Beaked sandfish |
| Family: | Gonorynchidae (Beaked salmons) | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 183 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 55-55. Exceptionally large eye, mean eye length 6.3% in SL; mean head length 26.7 in SL (Ref. 38037). | |||
| Biology: | Burrowing in sand and benthic, sometimes pelagic at shallow depths (Ref. 58302). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||