Biology:Storrsia

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Storrsia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Storrsia
Dawson, 1982
Species:
S. olsoni
Binomial name
Storrsia olsoni
C. E. Dawson, 1982

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. 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. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Storrsia olsoni" 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 6 May 2019. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6428313 entry