Dactyloscopus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Blenniimorphae
Ordo: Blenniiformes
Subordo: Blennioidei

Familia: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Species: D. amnis – D. boehlkei – D. byersi – D. comptus – D. crossotus – D. elongatus – D. fallax – D. fimbriatus – D. foraminosus – D. heraldi – D. insulatus – D. lacteus – D. lunaticus – D. metoecus – D. minutus – D. moorei – D. pectoralis – D. poeyi – D. tridigitatus – D. zelotes
Name

Dactyloscopus Gill, 1859
References

Dactyloscopus species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

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

References

Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Dactyloscopidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Dactyloscopus in FishBase. April 2013 version.