Myxodagnus walkeri
| Myxodagnus walkeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Myxodagnus |
| Species: | M. walkeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Myxodagnus walkeri C. E. Dawson, 1976
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Myxodagnus walkeri is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Nayarit, Mexico to Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica where it can be found at depths of from 0 to 6 metres (0 to 20 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name of this fish honours the fisheries biologist Boyd W. Walker (1917-2001) of the University of California, Los Angeles.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Myxodagnus walkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185134A1770212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185134A1770212.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myxodagnus walkeri". 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 6 May 2019.
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