Description

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Distinguished from D. fallax and D. insulatus by having the following characters: scales absent above the lateral line; upper lip fimbriae, modally 9; preopercular canal pores, modally 5; unbranched labial fimbriae (Ref. 82814).

Common Names

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Hvidsadlet stjernekiggerslimfisk , Danish , Denmark

Whitesaddle stargazer , English , Mexico

Whitesaddle stargazer , English , UK

鰭指鰧 , Mandarin Chinese , China

鳍指鰧 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Miraestrella , Spanish , Mexico

Miraestrellas cabeza blanca , Spanish , Mexico

Miraestrellas fisgona , Spanish , Mexico

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Blenniiformes

Family: Dactyloscopidae

Genus: Dactyloscopus

Species: Dactyloscopus pectoralis Gill, 1861

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Eastern Pacific Ocean: from the Gulf of California and southwestern tip of Baja California northward to Bahia Santa Maria. Former subspecies D. pectoralis fallax (Mexico to Ecuador, including Cocos Island) and D. pectoralis insulatus (Revillagigedo Islands) in Ref. 11482 were elevated to species level.

Biology

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Found on sandy bottoms near reefs (Ref. 37955). Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 11482). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

Habitat

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demersal

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless