| Family: |
Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs) |
| Max. size: |
12 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 180 - 2000 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Florida, off the the Greater Antilles, Barbados, and off Belize to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 90-96; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 70-76 |
| Biology: |
Visually orienting ambush predator (Ref. 53012). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 February 2013 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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