Long-Snouted Stargazer [Dactyloscopus byersi]
Description
The Long-Snouted Stargazer is a small, elongated fish that lives in shallow sandy areas in warm temperate to tropical waters. It is characterized by a long, pointed snout and a large, upward-facing mouth. It uses its snout to burrow into the sand, leaving only its eyes and mouth exposed to ambush prey.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
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| Order |
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads
Scorpaeniformes
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| Family |
Stargazers
Uranoscopidae
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| Genus |
Sand Stargazers
Gillellus
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