Dactyloscopus crossotus

Dactyloscopus crossotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Species: D. crossotus
Binomial name
Dactyloscopus crossotus
Starks, 1913
Synonyms
  • Jopaica santosi (Carvalho & Pinto, 1965)[1]
  • Paramyxodagnus mangaratibensis Carvalho & Pinto, 1965[1]
  • Paramyxodagnus moreirai Carvalho & Pinto, 1965[1]
  • Springeria santosi Carvalho & Pinto, 1965[1]

Dactyloscopus crossotus, known commonly as the Bigeye stargazer in the Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[2] is a species of sand stargazer in the genus Dactyloscopus.[3] It is a tropical blenny found around the United States, the Bahamas, and Brazil, in the western Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was named by E.C. Starks in 1913,[4] and can reach a maximum length of 7.5 centimetres.[3] Blennies in this species swim at a maximum depth of 8 metres, but prefer to swim at approximately 3 metres.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Synonyms of Dactyloscopus crossotus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names for Dactyloscopus crossotus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b c d Dactyloscopus crossotus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ Starks, E.C., 1913 (17 Mar.) [ref. 4197] The fishes of the Stanford expedition to Brazil. Leland Stanford Jr. University Publications, University Series: 1-77, Pls. 1-15.