Shortchin stargazer

Dactyloscopus poeyi

Dactyloscopid Fish of South American Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Dactyloscopus poeyi, the shortchin stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the coasts of the Bahamas, the Antilles and the Caribbean coast of Central and South America from Belize to Venezuela. It can be found on sandy substrates at depths of from 0 to 9 metres (0 to 30 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL. The specific name honours the Cuban ichthyologist Felipe Poey (1799-1891).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Maximum length: 6.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas, the Antilles and in the western Caribbean Sea from Belize to the State of Saucre, Venezuela.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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