Bigeye Stargazer
Dactyloscopus crossotus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Dactyloscopus crossotus, the bigeye stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the coastal Atlantic waters of Florida, United States and from the Bahamas to Brazil where it prefers sandy beaches at depths of from 0 to 3 metres, occasionally down to 8 metres (26 ft). It buries itself in the sand to ambush prey, leaving only its eyes, mouth and nose exposed. It can reach a maximum length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Dactyloscopidae
- Genus
- Dactyloscopus