Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 29 m (Ref. 27742). Tropical; 24°N - 24°S
Western Atlantic: ranges from the vicinity of Fort Pierce, southeastern Florida, to Ubatuba, State of Saõ Paolo, Brazil. The species is well represented in the Bahamas and Antilles, on western Caribbean shores from Quintana Roo, Mexico to Venezuela (Ref. 27742). Also in Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, coasts of Central and South America to Brazil (Ref. 26938).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 11 - 12; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 28 - 30; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 31 - 34.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Mostly found in shallow surf. Burrows in soft sandy bottom, where it waits for prey, with only the eyes, nose and mouth protruding.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Dawson, C.E., 1982. Atlantic sand stargazers (Pisces: Dactyloscopidae), with description of one new genus and seven new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 32(1):14-85. (Ref. 27742)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 26.5 - 28.2, mean 27.5 °C (based on 514 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.4 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 136 [67, 215] mg/100g; Iron = 0.745 [0.438, 1.258] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [17.1, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.1 [0.1, 0.2] g/100g; Selenium = 25.4 [11.0, 53.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 167 [53, 526] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.18 [1.44, 3.08] mg/100g (wet weight);