| Dactyloscopus lunaticus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Dactyloscopus |
| Species: | D. lunaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dactyloscopus lunaticus Gilbert, 1890 |
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Dactyloscopus lunaticus, known commonly as the Moonstruck stargazer in Mexico,[1] is a species of sand stargazer in the genus Dactyloscopus.[2] It is a tropical blenny found around Mexico and the Gulf of Panama, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.[2] It was named by C.H. Gilbert in 1890.[3] Blennies in this species swim at a maximum depth of 60 metres.[2]