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Class: Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Dactyloscopidae
Sand stargazers
Genus: Dactyloscopus
(See list of species below)
Select Class:
Myxini
Cephalaspidomorphi
Elasmobranchii
Holocephali
Actinopterygii
Sarcopterygii
Select Order:
Polypteriformes
Acipenseriformes
Lepisosteiformes
Amiiformes
Elopiformes
Albuliformes
Notacanthiformes
Anguilliformes
Saccopharyngiformes
Osteoglossiformes
Clupeiformes
Gonorynchiformes
Cypriniformes
Characiformes
Siluriformes
Gymnotiformes
Esociformes
Osmeriformes
Salmoniformes
Stomiiformes
Ateleopodiformes
Aulopiformes
Myctophiformes
Lampriformes
Polymixiiformes
Percopsiformes
Gadiformes
Ophidiiformes
Batrachoidiformes
Lophiiformes
Gobiesociformes
Atheriniformes
Cyprinodontiformes
Beloniformes
Stephanoberyciformes
Beryciformes
Cetomimiformes
Zeiformes
Gasterosteiformes
Syngnathiformes
Synbranchiformes
Scorpaeniformes
Mugiliformes
Perciformes
Pleuronectiformes
Tetraodontiformes
Select Family:
Acanthuridae
Acropomatidae
Amarsipidae
Ambassidae
Ammodytidae
Anabantidae
Anarhichadidae
Aplodactylidae
Apogonidae
Ariommatidae
Arripidae
Artedidraconidae
Badidae
Banjosidae
Bathyclupeidae
Bathydraconidae
Bathymasteridae
Bembropidae
Blenniidae
Bovichtidae
Bramidae
Caesionidae
Callanthiidae
Callionymidae
Caproidae
Carangidae
Caristiidae
Cebidichthyidae
Centrarchidae
Centrogenyidae
Centrolophidae
Centropomidae
Cepolidae
Chaenopsidae
Chaetodontidae
Champsodontidae
Channichthyidae
Channidae
Cheilodactylidae
Cheimarrichthyidae
Chiasmodontidae
Chironemidae
Cichlidae
Cirrhitidae
Clinidae
Coryphaenidae
Creediidae
Cryptacanthodidae
Dactyloscopidae
Datnioididae
Dichistiidae
Dinolestidae
Dinopercidae
Draconettidae
Drepaneidae
Echeneidae
Elassomatidae
Eleginopidae
Eleotridae
Embiotocidae
Emmelichthyidae
Enoplosidae
Ephippidae
Epigonidae
Eulophiidae
Gempylidae
Gerreidae
Girellidae
Glaucosomatidae
Gobiidae
Grammatidae
Haemulidae
Hapalogenyidae
Harpagiferidae
Helostomatidae
Hemerocoetidae
Howellidae
Icosteidae
Istiophoridae
Kraemeriidae
Kuhliidae
Kurtidae
Kyphosidae
Labridae
Labrisomidae
Lactariidae
Lateolabracidae
Latidae
Latridae
Leiognathidae
Leptobramidae
Leptoscopidae
Lethrinidae
Lobotidae
Lutjanidae
Luvaridae
Malacanthidae
Menidae
Microdesmidae
Monodactylidae
Moronidae
Mullidae
Nandidae
Nematistiidae
Nemipteridae
Neozoarcidae
Nomeidae
Nototheniidae
Odacidae
Odontobutidae
Opisthocentridae
Opistognathidae
Oplegnathidae
Osphronemidae
Ostracoberycidae
Parascorpididae
Pempheridae
Pentacerotidae
Percichthyidae
Percidae
Perciliidae
Percophidae
Pholidae
Pholidichthyidae
Pinguipedidae
Plesiopidae
Polycentridae
Polynemidae
Polyprionidae
Pomacanthidae
Pomacentridae
Pomatomidae
Priacanthidae
Pristolepididae
Pseudaphritidae
Pseudochromidae
Ptilichthyidae
Rachycentridae
Rhyacichthyidae
Scaridae
Scatophagidae
Schindleriidae
Sciaenidae
Scombridae
Scombrolabracidae
Scombropidae
Scytalinidae
Serranidae
Siganidae
Sillaginidae
Sinipercidae
Sparidae
Sphyraenidae
Stichaeidae
Stromateidae
Symphysanodontidae
Terapontidae
Tetragonuridae
Thalasseleotrididae
Toxotidae
Trachinidae
Trichiuridae
Trichodontidae
Trichonotidae
Tripterygiidae
Uranoscopidae
Xenisthmidae
Xiphiidae
Zanclidae
Zaniolepididae
Zaproridae
Zoarcidae
Subfamily:
Select Genus:
Dactylagnus
Dactyloscopus
Gillellus
Heteristius
Leurochilus
Myxodagnus
Platygillellus
Sindoscopus
Storrsia
Select Ocean (marine/brackish) or Continent (freshwater):
Africa-Inland Waters [1]
America, North - Inland waters [2]
America, South - Inland waters [3]
Asia - Inland waters [4]
Europe - Inland waters [5]
Oceania - Inland waters [6]
Former USSR - Inland waters [7]
Antarctica - Inland waters [8]
Arctic Ocean [18]
Atlantic, Northwest [21]
Atlantic, Northeast [27]
Atlantic, Western Central [31]
Atlantic, Eastern Central [34]
Mediterranean and Black Sea [37]
Atlantic, Southwest [41]
Atlantic, Southeast [47]
Atlantic, Antarctic [48]
Indian Ocean, Western [51]
Indian Ocean, Eastern [57]
Indian Ocean, Antarctic [58]
Pacific, Northwest [61]
Pacific, Northeast [67]
Pacific, Western Central [71]
Pacific, Eastern Central [77]
Pacific, Southwest [81]
Pacific, Southeast [87]
Pacific, Antarctic [88]
All areas (World total) [99]
Select a country:
Adelaide Island
Adelie Land
Admiralty Islands
Afghanistan
Åland Islands
Alaska (USA)
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Amsterdam Island, New Amsterdam
Andaman Islands
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctic
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Ascension Island
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Azores Islands
Bahamas
Bahrain
Balleny Islands
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bassas da India Shoal
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Canary Islands
Cape Verde
Cargados Carajos Shoals
Caroline Island
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chagos Islands
Channel Islands
Chatham Islands
Chile
China
Christmas Island (AUS)
Clipperton Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos Island (Costa Rica)
Colombia
Comoros
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
Congo (Republic of the)
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Crozet Islands
Cuba
Curaçao Island
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Desventuradas Islands
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Easter Island
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Elephant Island
England and Wales (UK)
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Europa Island
Faeroe Islands
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Fiji (Republic of)
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Galapagos Islands
Gambia
Georgia
Germany (Federal Republic of)
Ghana
Gibraltar
Global
Glorieuses Islands
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Hawaii (USA)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Jan Mayen Island
Japan
Jersey
Johnston Island
Jordan
Juan de Nova Island
Juan Fernández Islands
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kerguelen Islands
Kermadec Islands
Kiribati
Korea (Democratic People's Rep)
Korea (Republic of)
Kosovo
Kuril Islands
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao (People's Democratic Republic)
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Lord Howe Island
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of)
Macquarie Island, Macca
Madagascar
Madeira Islands
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marquesas Islands
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia (Federal States of)
Midway Islands
Moldova (Republic of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Ireland (UK)
Northern Marianas Islands
Norway
Ogasawara Islands, Bonin Islands
Oman
Pacific Islands (Trust Territory)
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine (State of)
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Peter I Island
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Prince Edward Islands
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic of South Sudan
Réunion
Revillagigedo
Rodriguez
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Ryukyu Islands
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (French part)
Saint Paul Island
Saint Paul's Rocks
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Scotland (UK)
Scott Island
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Slovakia
Slovenia
Socotra Archipelago
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia Island and South Sandwich Islands
South Orkney Islands
South Shetland Islands
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tahiti
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania (United Republic of)
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trindade and Martim Vaz Archipelago
Trinidad and Tobago
Tristan da Cunha Islands
Tromelin Island
Tuamotu Islands
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States (contiguous states)
Uruguay
US Minor Outlying Islands
US Miscellaneous Pacific Islands
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands (British)
Virgin Islands (US )
Wake Island
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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