speckled stargazer

Dactyloscopus moorei

Eight Centimeters Dactyloscopid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Dactyloscopus moorei, the speckled stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. From North Carolina to Texas it can be found on sandy bottoms at depths of from 3 to 35 metres (9.8 to 114.8 ft). This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. The specific name honours the American archaeologist Clarence Bloomfield Moore (1852-1936).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina to Florida Keys and Texas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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