Dactyloscopus foraminosus

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

Dactyloscopus foraminosus, known commonly as the Reticulate stargazer in the United States,[1] is a species of sand stargazer in the genus Dactyloscopus.[2] It is a tropical blenny found from southeastern Florida, U.S.A., to Brazil, in the western Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was named by C.E. Dawson in 1982,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 7.9 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species swim at a maximum depth range of 11-79 metres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Dactyloscopus foraminosus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c d Dactyloscopus foraminosus 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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