Myxodagnus
walkeri
Dawson, 1976
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Family:
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Dactyloscopidae
(Sand stargazers)
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No FishBase or
Google image available.
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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5.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 39697) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 – 6 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Eastern Central Pacific: Nayarit, Mexico and Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 8 - 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 28 - 31;
Anal
soft rays: 33 – 38. Preorbital length longer than diameter of pigmented eye; upper lip fimbriae usually 10-11; modally 2 pores in 1st preopercular canal; dorsum of head mainly speckled with small brown spots, without large blotches or spots; without a distinct suborbital bar or prominent blotches on lower jaw (Ref. 39697).
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Williams, Jeffrey T.
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