Dactyloscopus moorei

Dactyloscopus moorei
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Species: D. moorei
Binomial name
Dactyloscopus moorei
(Fowler, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Congrammus moorei Fowler, 1906

Dactyloscopus moorei, the speckled stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States from North Carolina to Texas where it can be found on sandy bottoms at depths of from 3 to 35 metres (9.8 to 114.8 ft). This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dactyloscopus moorei" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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