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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 30; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 31 - 34
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Biology

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Mostly found in shallow surf. Burrows in soft sandy bottom, where it waits for prey, with only the eyes, nose and mouth protruding.
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Dactyloscopus tridigitatus

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Dactyloscopus tridigitatus, the sand stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic coasts of the Americas from Florida, United States to Brazil as well as in the Caribbean Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is found in sandy areas around reefs at depths of from 0 to 29 metres (0 to 95 ft). It is an ambush predator, burying itself nearly completely in the sand and attacking prey animals that happen by. It can reach a maximum length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Dactyloscopus tridigitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104167A48367585. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104167A48367585.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Dactyloscopus tridigitatus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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Dactyloscopus tridigitatus: Brief Summary

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Dactyloscopus tridigitatus, the sand stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic coasts of the Americas from Florida, United States to Brazil as well as in the Caribbean Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is found in sandy areas around reefs at depths of from 0 to 29 metres (0 to 95 ft). It is an ambush predator, burying itself nearly completely in the sand and attacking prey animals that happen by. It can reach a maximum length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL.

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