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Axoclinus storeyae (Brock, 1940). Carmine Triplefin. To 3 cm (1.2 in) TL. Southern Baja California to central
Mexico, including Gulf of California. At depths of 1–5 m (3–17 ft). All in Robertson and Allen (2002).
*Crocodilichthys gracilis Allen & Robertson, 1991. Lizard Triplefin. To 7.6 cm (3 in) TL (Robertson and
Allen 2002). Gulf of California to Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California (Watson in Moser 1996). At
depths of 3–40 m (10–132 ft; Robertson and Allen 2002).
Enneanectes carminalis (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882). Carmine Triplefin or Delicate Triplefish. To 3.8 cm (1.5 in)
SL (Thomson et al. 2000). Islas San Benito (LACM 37009.005) and Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja
California into central Gulf of California to Oaxaca, Mexico (Thomson et al. 2000). At depths of 3–5 m
(10–16 ft) (Robertson and Allen 2002). Classified by some authors in Axoclinus; see review of taxonomic
status in Smith and Williams (2002).
Enneanectes reticulatus Allen & Robertson, 1991. Flag Triplefin, Network Triplefin, or Reticulated Triplefin.
To 4.5 cm (1.8 in) TL (Allen and Robertson 1994). Isla Guadalupe, central Baja California and,
on mainland, Bahia de Sebastian Vizcaino, central Baja California (Thomson et al. 2000) to Gulf of
California (Allen and Roberts 1991). At depths of 0–55 m (180 ft) (min.: Allen and Robertson 1994;
max.: Thomson et al. 2000). Classified by some authors in Gillias; see review of taxonomic status in
Smith and Williams (2002).
*Enneanectes sexmaculatus (Fowler, 1944). Delicate Triplefin. Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California
(SIO 59-210) and central Gulf of California to Panama (Thomson et al. 2000). At depths of 1–14 m
(4–45 ft) (min.: SIO 76-284; max.: SIO 62-55).
Enneanectes sp. Isla Guadalupe and Bahia de Sebastian Vizcaino, central Baja California to Gulf of California
(Watson in Moser 1996).
Family Dactyloscopidae — Sand Stargazers
Dactylagnus mundus Gill, 1863. Giant Sand Stargazer or Giant Stargazer. To 16.5 cm (6.5 in) TL (Robertson
and Allen 2002). Bahia Ojo de Liebre (Scammons Lagoon), central Baja California to Panama, including
Gulf of California (Dawson 1976) and perhaps Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). At depths
of 0.5–15 m (2–50 ft) (min.: Dawson 1976; max.: De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1997).
Dactylagnus parvus Dawson, 1976. Dwarf Sand Stargazer or Panamic Stargazer. To 5.8 cm (2.3 in) TL
(Robertson and Allen 2002). Punta Marquez, southern Baja California to Panama (Dawson 1976). At
depths of 0–6 m (20 ft; Dawson 1976).
Dactyloscopus byersi Dawson, 1969. Notchtail Stargazer. To 8.3 cm (3.3 in) TL (Robertson and Allen 2002).
Bahia San Juanico, southern Baja California (Dawson 1975) to Gulf of California (De La Cruz-Agüero
et al. 1997) and to Ecuador (Robertson and Allen 2002). At depths of 0–8 m (26 ft; Dawson 1975).
Dactyloscopus fimbriatus (Reid, 1935). Fringed Sand Stargazer or Fringed Stargazer. To 10.4 cm (4.1 in) TL
(Robertson and Allen 2002). Bahia Santa Maria (24°45'N, 112°15'W), southern Baja California (Dawson
1975) to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Robertson and Allen 2002). At depths of less than 2 m
(7 ft) to 40 m (131 ft) (min.: Dawson 1975; max.: Robertson and Allen 2002).
Dactyloscopus lunaticus Gilbert, 1890. Moonstruck Stargazer. To 8.5 cm (3.4 in) TL (Robertson and Allen
2002). Punta Tosca, southern Baja California to Ecuador, including Gulf of California (Dawson 1975).
At depths of 5–138 m (17–452 ft; Dawson 1975).
Dactyloscopus pectoralis Gill, 1861. Whitesaddle Stargazer. To at least 5.2 cm (2.1 in) TL (Robertson and
Allen 2002). Bahia Santa Maria, southern Baja California into Gulf of California (Dawson 1975) to
northern Peru and some offshore islands (Robertson and Allen 2002). Tidepools and to 45 m (148 ft)
(min.: Thomson and Lehner 1976; max.: De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1997).