Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Southeast Pacific: Mexico and Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9 - 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 27-31;
Anal
soft rays: 36 - 39. A large species with modal counts of 10 dorsal spines, 40 total dorsal fin supports, 37 segmented anal rays, 15 pectoral rays, two preopercular canal pores and 5 predorsal bones; upper lip fimbriae usually 9-10; eye diameter greater than preorbital length; lateral line interrupted or complete (Ref. 39697).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Dawson, C.E., 1976. Studies on eastern Pacific sand stargazers 3. Dactylagnus and Myxodagnus, with description of a new species and subspecies. Copeia 1976(1):13-43. (Ref. 39697)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
More information
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