Dactyloscopus

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

Dactyloscopus
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
Synonyms[1]
Cokeridia Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 Congrammus Fowler, 1906 Esloscopus D.S. Jordan & Starks, 1896 Jopaica Pinto, 1970 Paragillellus Carvalho & Pinto, 1965 Paramyxodagnus Carvalho & Pinto, 1965 Springeria Carvalho & Pinto, 1965 Tamandareia Carvalho & Pinto, 1965

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