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Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers)
Etymology: Dactyloscopus: Greek, daktylos = finger + Greek, skopein = to look (Ref. 45335).
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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 29 m (Ref. 27742). Tropical; 24°N - 24°S

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Western Atlantic: ranges from the vicinity of Fort Pierce, southeastern Florida, to Ubatuba, State of Saõ Paolo, Brazil. The species is well represented in the Bahamas and Antilles, on western Caribbean shores from Quintana Roo, Mexico to Venezuela (Ref. 27742). Also in Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, coasts of Central and South America to Brazil (Ref. 26938).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)

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Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 30; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 31 - 34.

Mostly found in shallow surf. Burrows in soft sandy bottom, where it waits for prey, with only the eyes, nose and mouth protruding.

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Dawson, C.E., 1982. Atlantic sand stargazers (Pisces: Dactyloscopidae), with description of one new genus and seven new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 32(1):14-85. (Ref. 27742)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 October 2007

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.5 - 28.2, mean 27.5 °C (based on 514 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.4 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 136 [67, 215] mg/100g; Iron = 0.745 [0.438, 1.258] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [17.1, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.1 [0.1, 0.2] g/100g; Selenium = 25.4 [11.0, 53.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 167 [53, 526] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.18 [1.44, 3.08] mg/100g (wet weight);

Dactyloscopus tridigitatus Gill, 1859