Biology:Dactyloscopus moorei
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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. moorei
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| Binomial name | |
| Dactyloscopus moorei (Fowler, 1906)
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Dactyloscopus moorei, the speckled stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States from North Carolina to Texas where it can be found on sandy bottoms at depths of from 3 to 35 metres (9.8 to 114.8 ft). This species can reach a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the United States archaeologist Clarence Bloomfield Moore (1852-1936).[3]
References
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Dactyloscopus moorei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T46104160A48354859. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104160A48354859.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46104160/48354859. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dactyloscopus moorei" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ "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 ☰ Q5207813 entry
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