''Myxodagnus'' is a genus 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'' ...
, native to the
Pacific
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and
Atlantic
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coastal waters of the
Americas
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Along with th ...
.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Myxodagnus belone''
J. E. Böhlke, 1968 (Dartfish)
* ''
Myxodagnus macrognathus''
Hildebrand
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, 1946
* ''
Myxodagnus opercularis''
T. N. Gill, 1861 (Dart stargazer)
* ''
Myxodagnus sagitta''
G. S. Myers & Wade
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Places in the United States
* Wade, California, a former settlement
* Wade, Maine, a town
* Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place
* Wade, North Carolina, a town
* Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated commun ...
, 1946
* ''
Myxodagnus walkeri''
C. E. Dawson, 1976
References
Dactyloscopidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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