Dactyloscopus byersi
| Dactyloscopus byersi | |
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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. byersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dactyloscopus byersi C. E. Dawson, 1969
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| Synonyms | |
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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[edit]
- ^ 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. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Dactyloscopus byersi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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