Dactyloscopus

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Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Family Dactyloscopidae Higher classification Sand stargazer		Phylum Chordata Suborder Blennioidei Scientific name Dactyloscopus Rank Genus

Similar Blennies, Perciformes, Starksia, Actinopterygii, Malacoctenus

Dactyloscopus is a genus of sand stargazers native to the coasts of the Americas.

Species

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:

Dactyloscopus amnis R. R. Miller & Briggs, 1962 (Riverine stargazer)

Dactyloscopus boehlkei C. E. Dawson, 1982

Dactyloscopus byersi C. E. Dawson, 1969 (Notchtail stargazer)

Dactyloscopus comptus C. E. Dawson, 1982

Dactyloscopus crossotus Starks, 1913 (Bigeye stargazer)

Dactyloscopus elongatus G. S. Myers & Wade, 1946

Dactyloscopus fallax C. E. Dawson, 1975

Dactyloscopus fimbriatus (Reid, 1935)

Dactyloscopus foraminosus C. E. Dawson, 1982 (Reticulate stargazer)

Dactyloscopus heraldi C. E. Dawson, 1975

Dactyloscopus insulatus C. E. Dawson, 1975

Dactyloscopus lacteus (G. S. Myers & Wade, 1946) (Milky sand stargazer)

Dactyloscopus lunaticus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Moonstruck stargazer)

Dactyloscopus metoecus C. E. Dawson, 1975 (Mexican stargazer)

Dactyloscopus minutus C. E. Dawson, 1975 (Tiny stargazer)

Dactyloscopus moorei (Fowler, 1906) (Speckled stargazer)

Dactyloscopus pectoralis T. N. Gill, 1861 (Whitesaddle stargazer)

Dactyloscopus poeyi T. N. Gill, 1861 (Shortchin stargazer)

Dactyloscopus tridigitatus T. N. Gill, 1859 (Sand stargazer)

Dactyloscopus zelotes D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1896

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