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Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers)
Etymology: Gillellus: Theodore Nicolas Gill (1837-1914) researcher of abyssal fishes and systematics (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin récifal. Tropical
Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida (USA), Bahamas, and Cuba to Brazil; doubtfully from Bermuda.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 22; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 20; Épines anales: 2; Rayons mous anaux: 31.
Inhabits patches of sand around coral reefs, seagrass beds, boulders and pilings. Avoids open beaches.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.4 - 28.2, mean 27.4 °C (based on 663 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5010 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 121 [59, 205] mg/100g; Iron = 0.704 [0.398, 1.214] mg/100g; Protein = 18.4 [17.3, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.116 [0.064, 0.207] g/100g; Selenium = 28.2 [11.5, 62.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 184 [59, 590] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.86 [1.19, 2.68] mg/100g (wet weight);