False Whitesaddled Stargazer

Dactyloscopus fallax

Seven to ten dark edged white saddles

White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
North America
South America
Tropical fish

False Whitesaddled Stargazer is a marine fish found around Eastern Pacific Ocean from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico southward. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 5.1 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Pacific Ocean from Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico southward to Punta Mandinga, Ecuador.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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