Dactyloscopus crossotus

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.[2]

Dactyloscopus crossotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Species:
D. crossotus
Binomial name
Dactyloscopus crossotus
Starks, 1913
Synonyms
  • Springeria santosi J. de P. Carvalho & S. Y. Pinto, 1965
  • Jopaica santosi (J. de P. Carvalho & S. Y. Pinto, 1965)
  • Paramyxodagnus moreirai J. de P. Carvalho & S. Y. Pinto, 1965
  • Paramyxodagnus mangaratibensis J. de P. Carvalho & S. Y. Pinto, 1965

References
  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Dactyloscopus crossotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47143394A48366015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47143394A48366015.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dactyloscopus crossotus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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