Whitesaddle stargazer (Dactyloscopus pectoralis)

Scientific name: Dactyloscopus pectoralis Gill, 1861

Whitesaddle stargazer (Dactyloscopus pectoralis)

The Whitesaddle stargazer (Dactyloscopus pectoralis) is a marine fish of the family Dactyloscopidae.

Biology

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dactyloscopus pectoralis
Family
Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.2
Depth range
0–45 m (0–148 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 45 m
Climate
Tropical
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 and D. pectoralis insulatus in were elevated to species level.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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