Dactyloscopidae

Sand stargazers

48 species

1. 1Dactylagnus mundus Gill, 1863 · Giant sand stargazerocean · tropical
2. 2Dactylagnus parvus Dawson, 1976 · Panamic stargazerocean · tropical
3. 3Dactylagnus peratikos Böhlke & Caldwell, 1961ocean · tropical
4. 4Dactyloscopus amnis Miller & Briggs, 1962 · Riverine stargazerbrackish · ocean · tropical
5. 5Dactyloscopus boehlkei Dawson, 1982ocean · tropical
6. 6Dactyloscopus byersorum Dawson, 1969 · Notchtail stargazerocean · tropical
7. 7Dactyloscopus comptus Dawson, 1982ocean · tropical
8. 8Dactyloscopus crossotus Starks, 1913 · Bigeye stargazerocean · tropical
9. 9Dactyloscopus elongatus Myers & Wade, 1946ocean · tropical
10. 10Dactyloscopus fallax Dawson, 1975ocean · tropical
11. 11Dactyloscopus fimbriatus (Reid, 1935)ocean · tropical
12. 12Dactyloscopus foraminosus Dawson, 1982 · Reticulate stargazerocean · tropical
13. 13Dactyloscopus heraldi Dawson, 1975ocean · tropical
14. 14Dactyloscopus insulatus Dawson, 1975ocean · tropical
15. 15Dactyloscopus lacteus (Myers & Wade, 1946) · Milky sand stargazerocean · tropical
16. 16Dactyloscopus lunaticus Gilbert, 1890 · Moonstruck stargazerocean · tropical
17. 17Dactyloscopus metoecus Dawson, 1975 · Mexican stargazerocean · tropical
18. 18Dactyloscopus minutus Dawson, 1975 · Tiny stargazerocean · tropical
19. 19Dactyloscopus moorei (Fowler, 1906) · Speckled stargazerocean · subtropical
20. 20Dactyloscopus pectoralis Gill, 1861 · Whitesaddle stargazerocean · tropical
21. 21Dactyloscopus poeyi Gill, 1861 · Shortchin stargazerocean · tropical
22. 22Dactyloscopus tridigitatus Gill, 1859 · Sand stargazerocean · tropical · reef
23. 23Dactyloscopus zelotes Jordan & Gilbert, 1896ocean · tropical
24. 24Gillellus arenicola Gilbert, 1890 · Sandy stargazerocean · tropical
25. 25Gillellus chathamensis Dawson, 1977 · Cocos stargazerocean · tropical
26. 26Gillellus greyae Kanazawa, 1952 · Arrow stargazerocean · tropical · reef
27. 27Gillellus healae Dawson, 1982 · Masked stargazerocean · tropical
28. 28Gillellus inescatus Williams, 2002ocean · tropical
29. 29Gillellus jacksoni Dawson, 1982ocean · tropical
30. 30Gillellus ornatus Gilbert, 1892 · Ornate stargazerocean · tropical
31. 31Gillellus searcheri Dawson, 1977 · Searcher stargazerocean · tropical
32. 32Gillellus semicinctus Gilbert, 1890 · Half-banded stargazerocean · tropical
33. 33Gillellus uranidea Böhlke, 1968 · Warteye stargazerocean · tropical
34. 34Heteristius cinctus (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)ocean · tropical
35. 35Leurochilus acon Böhlke, 1968 · Smoothlip stargazerocean · tropical
36. 36Myxodagnus belone Böhlke, 1968 · Dartfishocean · tropical
37. 37Myxodagnus macrognathus Hildebrand, 1946ocean · tropical
38. 38Myxodagnus opercularis Gill, 1861 · Dart stargazerocean · tropical
39. 39Myxodagnus sagitta Myers & Wade, 1946ocean · tropical
40. 40Myxodagnus walkeri Dawson, 1976ocean · tropical
41. 41Platygillellus altivelis Dawson, 1974 · Sailfin stargazerocean · tropical
42. 42Platygillellus brasiliensis Feitoza, 2002 · Brazilian sand stargazerocean · tropical
43. 43Platygillellus bussingi Dawson, 1974 · Bussing's stargazerocean · tropical
44. 44Platygillellus rubellulus (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912) · Shortfin sand stargazerocean · tropical
45. 45Platygillellus rubrocinctus (Longley, 1934) · Saddle stargazerocean · tropical · reef
46. 46Platygillellus smithi Dawson, 1982ocean · tropical
47. 47Sindoscopus australis (Fowler & Bean, 1923)ocean · subtropical
48. 48Storrsia olsoni Dawson, 1982ocean · tropical

Source: FishBase v25.04 (fishbase.org), via cboettig/fishbase, fetched 2026-10-18.