''Dactylagnus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of sand stargazers, found in the eastern central

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and western central

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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 {{blenniiformes-stub