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Dactyloscopidae

Ornamented Stargazer

Dactyloscopus comptus

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Dactyloscopus comptus is a species of sand stargazer native to the coastal waters of the Bahamas and possibly Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Maximum length
3.9 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: all specimens from the Bahamas, except for two provisionally identified specimens from Puerto Rico and St. John, Virgin Islands. Also Ref. 26938 .
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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