| Family: |
Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids) |
| Max. size: |
14.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica to Guayaquil Gulf, Peru. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 56-62. Belly with 26 to 28 scutes. Lower jaw projecting, mouth pointing obliquely upward; no hypo-maxilla. Dorsal fin origin nearer to caudal fin base than to vertical from pectoral fin base by about 2 eye diameters (or behind midpoint of body by about 3 eye diameters); anal fin long, its origin much nearer to snout tip than to caudal fin base. Scales easily shed. |
| Biology: |
Occurs in coastal waters, perhaps entering water with low salinities (Ref. 9336). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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