| Family: |
Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs) |
| Max. size: |
9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 31 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Atlantic: north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to about Palm Beach on east coast of Florida and in Gulf of Mexico from Fort Myers, Florida, to Mississippi; apparently rare or absent in southern Florida. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 70-82; Anal soft rays: 54-64 |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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