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Dactyloscopus crossotus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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.

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. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dactyloscopus crossotus". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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