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Heteristius cinctus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Dactyloscopidae Genus: Heteristius
Myers & Wade, 1946[1]Species: H. cinctus Binomial name Heteristius cinctus
Osburn & Nichols, 1916Synonyms - Dactyloscopus cinctus (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)[2]
Heteristius cinctus, known commonly as the Banded stargazer in Mexico,[3] is a species of sand stargazer, and the only species in the genus Heteristius.[4] It is a tropical blenny found from Mexico to Ecuador, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.[5] It was named by R.C. Osburn and J.T. Nichols in 1916, originally under the name Dactyloscopus cinctus,[6] and can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres.[5] Blennies in this species swim at a depth range of 1-27 metres,[5] and feed primarily off of zoobenthos and finfish.[7]
References
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Synonyms of Heteristius cinctus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Heteristius cinctus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ List of species under Heteristius at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Heteristius cinctus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Osburn, R.C. and J.T. Nichols, 1916 (26 May) [ref. 15062] Shore fishes collected by the "Albatross" expedition in Lower California, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 35 (art. 16): 139-181.
- ^ Food items for Heteristius cinctus at www.fishbase.org.
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