Biology:Dactyloscopus lacteus

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Dactyloscopus lacteus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Species:
D. lacteus
Binomial name
Dactyloscopus lacteus
(G. S. Myers & Wade, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Cockeridia lactea G. S. Myers & Wade, 1946

Dactyloscopus lacteus, the also known as the milky sand stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer endemic to the Galapagos Islands where it is the only species of Dactyloscopus known to occur there, and is a common fish in its region.[2] It can be found in tide pools and sandy shores at depths of from 2 to 9 metres (6.6 to 29.5 ft). It can grow to reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL.[3]

References

  1. Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Dactyloscopus lacteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T183482A8121050. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183482A8121050.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/183482/8121050. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997, The fishes of the Galápagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 863 p.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dactyloscopus lacteus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3921302 entry