Dactyloscopus poeyi, the shortchin stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the coasts of the Bahamas, the Antilles and the Caribbean coast of Central and South America from Belize to Venezuela. It can be found on sandy substrates at depths of from 0 to 9 metres (0 to 30 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the Cuban ichthyologist Felipe Poey (1799-1891).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Dactyloscopus |
| Species: | D. poeyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dactyloscopus poeyi T. N. Gill, 1861
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References edit
- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Dactyloscopus poeyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47143407A48406253. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47143407A48406253.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Dactyloscopus poeyi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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