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Imitator Sand Stargazer (Dactyloscopus zelotes)
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Imitator Sand Stargazer (Dactyloscopus zelotes) specimen
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Dactyloscopidae

Imitator Sand Stargazer

Dactyloscopus zelotes

Dactyloscopid Fish from South American Waters

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

Dactyloscopus zelotes is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Central and South America from El Salvador to Ecuador.

Maximum length
7.2 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Known from the type locality, Venado Beach, about three-fourths of the way to Isla Venado, Canal Zone, Panama.
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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