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Myxodagnus walkeri Dawson, 1976

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers)
Etymology: Myxodagnus: Greek, myxos = mucus + Greek, agnos = pure (Ref. 45335);  walkeri: Named after Boyd W. Walker in recognition of his fieldwork which produced much of the present material and many other eastern Pacific dactyloscopids (Ref. 39697).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 6 m (Ref. 39697). Tropical

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Eastern Central Pacific: Nayarit, Mexico and Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39697)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 31; Anal soft rays: 33 - 38. Preorbital length longer than diameter of pigmented eye; upper lip fimbriae usually 10-11; modally 2 pores in 1st preopercular canal; dorsum of head mainly speckled with small brown spots, without large blotches or spots; without a distinct suborbital bar or prominent blotches on lower jaw (Ref. 39697).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators

Dawson, C.E., 1976. Studies on eastern Pacific sand stargazers 3. Dactylagnus and Myxodagnus, with description of a new species and subspecies. Copeia 1976(1):13-43. (Ref. 39697)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 March 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.3   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).