Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Dactyloscopidae Scientific name Dactyloscopus crossotus | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Genus Dactyloscopus Rank Species | |
Dactyloscopus crossotus, the bigeye stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the coastal Atlantic waters of Florida, United States and from the Bahamas to Brazil where it prefers sandy beaches at depths of from 0 to 3 metres (0.0 to 9.8 ft), occasionally down to 8 metres (26 ft). It buries itself in the sand to ambush prey, leaving only its eyes, mouth and nose exposed. It can reach a maximum length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.
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