Dactyloscopus crossotus

Dactyloscopus crossotus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
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

Dactyloscopus crossotus, the Bigeye stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the coastal Atlantic waters of Florida, USA 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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dactyloscopus crossotus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.