Biology:Storrsia
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Storrsia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Storrsia Dawson, 1982 |
| Species: | S. olsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Storrsia olsoni C. E. Dawson, 1982
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Storrsia olsoni is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic coast of Brazil , being endemic to Atol das Rocas and Fernando de Noronha,[1] where it can be found in tide pools at depths of from 0 to 1 metre (0.0 to 3.3 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) SL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2] The binomial name of this species honours the collector of the type, the ornithologist Storrs Olson of the National Museum of Natural History.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Storrsia olsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T185135A1770391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185135A1770391.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/185135/1770391. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Storrsia olsoni" 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 6 May 2019.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6428313 entry
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