Dactyloscopus boehlkei

Dactyloscopus boehlkei
Dactyloscopus boehlkei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Species: D. boehlkei
Binomial name
Dactyloscopus boehlkei
Dawson, 1982

Dactyloscopus boehlkei, known commonly as the Shortchin stargazer in the United States,[1] is a species of sand stargazer in the genus Dactyloscopus.[2] It is a tropical blenny found in the western central Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was named by C.E. Dawson in 1982,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 5.5 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species swim at a maximum depth of 8 metres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Dactyloscopus boehlkei at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c d Dactyloscopus boehlkei at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Dawson, C.E., 1982 [ref. 1072] Atlantic sand stargazers (Pisces: Dactyloscopidae), with description of one new genus and seven new species. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 32 (no. 1): 14-85.
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