Species: Dactyloscopus fimbriata, Fringed sand-stargazer
chin projects
lip skin flaps: ~17 above, ~ 25 below
D ~XII,33; A ~37
Dactyloscopus fimbriatus (Reid, 1935)
Fringed sand-stargazer
Body compressed, tapering to tail; head large, flattened above, rounded and narrow at front; eyes protrusible, on stalks, with papillae; chin projecting well beyond lower lips; tubular nostrils, rear nostril opens near base of front nostril; both lips with skin flaps, (17 (15-19) above, 25 (24-30) below; operculum with 17 (12-21) skin flaps; dorsal fin origin on nape, before level of upper corner of operculum, front IV (II-VII) spines separate from fin and without membranes, XII (XI-XIII), 33 (31-35); anal II, 37 (35-39); pectoral usually 13 rays; no notch under tail base; dorsal and anal fins not joined by membranes to base of tail fin; tail fin short (~9.9 % of SL) with some branched rays; lateral line continuous, bends down under last dorsal spine; scales smooth, head and belly scaleless; lateral line scales 51 (49-53); scales in several rows (5-6 rows at front) above all of lateral line arch.
Inside mouth pigmented; nape with dark network, without bars; 3-6 small pale spots along front of dorsal fin base; sides with 3 more or less distinct dark stripes (along upper, middle and lower side); usually a dark spot on base of tail fin; dorsal and anal lightly shaded with brown.
Size: 10.1 cm.
Habitat: coastal sandy areas and estuaries.
Depth: 1-37 m.
Nicaragua to Ecuador.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Brackish
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom only
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic worms
- No Data
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continental TEP endemic
- Panamic province endemic
- All species
- Continent only
- TEP endemic
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- IUCN Red List
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- Not evaluated / Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Max
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- 37
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Length Max
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- 10.1
