Biology:Dactyloscopus byersi

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Dactyloscopus byersi
Dactyloscopus byersi.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Species:
D. byersi
Binomial name
Dactyloscopus byersi
C. E. Dawson, 1969
Synonyms

Dactyloscopus byersorum Dawson 1969

Dactyloscopus byersi, the notchtail stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Mexico to Panama where it can be found at depths of from 0 to 2 metres (0.0 to 6.6 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) NG.[2] The specific name honours Major and Mrs. Joseph Byers, about whom no other information is available, since the name honours two people it should be Dactyloscopus byersorum.[3]

References

  1. Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Dactyloscopus byersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T183867A8191445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183867A8191445.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183867/8191445. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dactyloscopus byersi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 January 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes1/. Retrieved 5 May 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q596302 entry