Sand Stargazer

Dactyloscopus tridigitatus

Category: Reef Fish

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus

Where to Find

Found in 39 diving areas across 23 countries and 4 regions.

Sandy Island, Anguilla - 6 records
Antigua South Coast, Antigua & Barbuda - 1 records
Barbuda, Antigua & Barbuda - 1 records
Andros, Bahamas - 8 records
Bimini, Bahamas - 21 records
Exuma Cays, Bahamas - 10 records
Long Island, Bahamas - 20 records
Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 32 records
South Coast, Barbados - 70 records
West Coast, Barbados - 70 records
Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 9 records
Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 9 records
Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands - 6 records
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - 2 records
Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 11 records
Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine Reserve, Dominica - 1 records
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - 2 records
Carriacou, Grenada - 12 records
Southwest Coast, Grenada - 11 records
Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 7 records
Diamond Rock, Martinique - 26 records
Saint-Pierre, Martinique - 6 records
Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 3 records
La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 3 records
Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 9 records
St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 7 records
Anse La Raye, St. Lucia - 22 records
Soufriere & The Pitons, St. Lucia - 20 records
St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 11 records
Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 10 records
Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago - 7 records
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 32 records
St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 10 records
Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 1 records
Corn Islands, Nicaragua - 2 records
Cozumel, Mexico - 5 records
Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 5 records
Salvador & Bahia, Brazil - 10 records
Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 5 records