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Dactyloscopus heraldi Dawson, 1975 |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers) | |||
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| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Pacific Ocean: southern Baja California (Punta Arena), Mexico, northward along the SW coast of Baja California to Bahia San Juanico. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal soft rays: 29-33. Dactyloscopus heraldi differs from Dactyloscopus byersi in a number of features: no scalation above the curved portion of the lateral line (vs. one row); A 29-33, modally 32 (vs. 31-35, modally 34); upper lip fimbriae 11-14, modally 12 (vs. 13-18, modally 15); preopercular sensory pores increases in number with size, but more present in D. byersi of comparable sizes; chevron markings weak or absent (vs. prominent on the side posteriad) and presence of dark bars on the dorsum (vs. absent) (Ref. 82814). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 April 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||