| Family: |
Pristigasteridae (Pristigasterids) |
| Max. size: |
18 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Panama. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 60-60. Belly with about 28 scutes. Lower jaw projecting, mouth pointing obliquely upward; no hypo-maxilla. Pectoral fin a little longer than head; dorsal fin origin about equidistant between caudal fin base and vertical from pectoral fin base (or 1 and 1/4 eye diameters behind midpoint of body); anal fin long, its origin nearer to snout tip than to caudal fin base. |
| Biology: |
Occurs in coastal waters (Ref. 9336). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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