''Dactylagnus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
sand stargazers
Sand stargazers are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Dactyloscopidae. Found in temperate to tropical waters of North and South America; some may also inhabit brackish environments. The giant sand stargazer (''Dactylagnus mundus'' ...
, found in the eastern central
Pacific
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and western central
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Dactylagnus mundus''
T. N. Gill, 1863 (Giant sand stargazer)
* ''
Dactylagnus parvus''
C. E. Dawson, 1976 (Panamic stargazer)
* ''
Dactylagnus peratikos''
J. E. Böhlke & D. K. Caldwell, 1961
References
Dactyloscopidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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