Whitesaddle stargazer

Dactyloscopus pectoralis

Five Point Two Centimeters Dactyloscopid Fish from Mexican Waters

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Dactyloscopus pectoralis, the whitesaddle stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Maximum length: 5.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: 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.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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