Citharichthys gnathus Hoshino & Amaoka, 1999

Family:  Cyclopsettidae (Sand whiffs)
Max. size:  13.22 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range - 95 m
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: known only from the Galapagos Islands.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 78-86; Anal soft rays: 62-68; Vertebrae: 36-37. Lower jaw in adults with a remarkable bony knob; snout very strongly projecting, 5.5-6.3% in SL in adults; pectoral fin on ocular side longer than that on blind side, ocular side with 10-11 rays, blind side with 8-10 rays; pelvic fin on ocular side situated on mid-ventral line, that on blind side slightly in advance of and dorsal to its counterpart (Ref. 35997).
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 24 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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