© Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Dactyloscopus minutus Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Fish SFTEP Links We parsed the following live from the Web into this page. Such content is managed by its original site and not cached on Discover Life. Please send feedback and corrections directly to the source. See original regarding copyrights and terms of use. FishBase 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Dactyloscopus minutus © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Dactyloscopus minutus © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Dactyloscopus minutus 4 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features eyes stalked, no papillae; nostrils separated dorsal fin has 21-24 rays c: long, simple rays, notch under tail base top lip: 6-12 flaps 1 row scales over lateral linearch body: 5-6 saddles, 2 stripes;nape - bar Head large, flattened above, rounded and narrow at front; both lips fringed, those on top lip very short; eyes on short stalks, without papillae; rear nostril near middle of preorbital bone; top lip with 6-12 flaps; dorsal fin origin on nape, with 3-4 free spines at front, X-XII, 21-24; anal II, 25-27; pectoral usually 13 rays; lateral line scales 36-38; 1 row of scales above lateral line arch; notch on underside of end of tail base; tail fin rays unbranched. Inside mouth unpigmented; eyes in dark mask, with broad T-shaped or triangular pale blotch behind; 4-7 dark saddle along upper back; side with 2 dark stripes; dorsal and anal pale; tail pale, with dark blotch at base. Size: 3 cm. Habitat: tide pools and coastal sandy areas. Depth: 1-15 m. Mazatlan, Mexico, to Panama. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 15 m. Depth Range Min: 1 m. Diet: bony fishes; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); mobile benthic worms; mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=22; Southern limit=8; Western limit=-107; Eastern limit=-79; Latitudinal range=14; Longitudinal range=28. Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Sand & gravel; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 3 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Mexican + Panamic provinces endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Dawson, C.E., 1975., Studies on eastern Pacific sand stargazers (Pisces: Dactyloscopidae). 2.Genus Dactyloscopus, with descriptions of new species and subspecies., Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co. Sci. Bull., 22:1-61. Findley, L.T., Hendrickx, M.E., Brusca, R.C., van der Heiden, A.M., Hastings, P.A., Torre, J., 2003., Diversidad de la Macrofauna Marina del Golfo de California, Mexico., CD-ROM versión 1.0. Projecto de la Macrofauna del Golfo .  Derechos reservados de los autores y Conservación Internacional. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Van der Heiden , A. M. and Findley, L. T., 1988., Lista de los peces marinos del sur de Sinaloa, México., Anales del Centro de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia de la Universidad Autonoma Nacional de Mexico, 15:209-224. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Dactyloscopus&speciesname=minutus ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Dactyloscopus&speciesname=minutus http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Dactyloscopus&speciesname=minutus ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Dactyloscopus&speciesname=minutus &pull 20q v5.145 20180528: Error 500 Can't locate object method "new" via package "LWP::Protocol::https::Socket" https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Dactyloscopus&speciesname=minutus Updated: 2024-05-23 09:59:54 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation