Species: Stellifer species C, McAllister’s stardrum
chin 6 pores
preopercle 6-7 short spines
1-3 rows rough scales on centerline of nape
Stellifer species C
McAllister’s stardrum
Body elongate, moderately compressed; head conical, deep, top of skull slightly convex cavernous, not spongy to touch; mouth a little oblique, opens under slightly projecting snout; teeth on lower jaw with central row slightly enlarged; chin with 6 pores, no barbels; snout with 8 pores; preopercle with 6-7 short lower spines; gill rakers short, 28-32; top corner of gill opening notched; deep notch between spiny and soft parts of dorsal fin, XI + I-II, 22-24; anal fin with short base II, 8-9, 2nd spine long; tail fin long and pointed; pored lateral line scales 45-49; rough on body, smooth on head, except 1-3 rough rows along midline of nape; the lateral line extends to the center of the end of the tail fin.
Uniform silvery to pale with a pinkish tint; fins pale; roof of mouth pale.
Reaches 20 cm.
On sandy mud bottoms.
Depth range: 2-25 m.
Santo Domingo to the S Caribbean.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Brackish
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Estuary
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Sand & gravel
- Mud
- Soft bottom only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- All species.
- Regional Endemism
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- All species..
- Continent
- Caribbean endemic
- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- Continent + Island (s)
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Not evaluated / Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Min
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- 2
- Depth Range Max
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- 25
- Length Max
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- 20
