Dactyloscopus
Genus of fishes
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Dactyloscopus is a genus of sand stargazers native to the coasts of the Americas.
| Dactyloscopus | |
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| Dactyloscopus tridigitatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Dactyloscopus T. N. Gill, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Dactyloscopus tridigitatus T. N. Gill, 1859 | |
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Species
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- 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
