Dactyloscopus amnis Miller & Briggs 1962 . Estuarine Sand-Stargazer, Riverine Stargazer; Miraestrellas de Arena Estuarina, Miraestrellas Ribereña

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Eastern Pacific Ocean; from southern Mexico to eastern Panama; entering estuaries and littoral lagoons and ascending river courses; (Nicaragua) PN (Pacific); 0–8 masl; Per, Dia, Amp. Occurrence and conservation status: Nat; LC (2019), population trend unknown. Literature: Villa (1982: 214; detailed description, including illustrations and an identification key, and information on distribution and ecology), Robertson & Allen (2015: 1376; detailed description, including illustrations, and information on distribution, with a map, and ecology) and Angulo (2021: 60; listed, including information on distribution).