Dactyloscopus metoecus

Dactyloscopus metoecus
Dactyloscopus metoecus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Species: D. metoecus
Binomial name
Dactyloscopus metoecus
Dawson, 1975

Dactyloscopus metoecus, known commonly as the Mexican stargazer in Mexico,[1] is a species of sand stargazer in the genus Dactyloscopus.[2] It is a tropical blenny found around Mexico, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.[2] It was named by C.E. Dawson in 1975.[3] Blennies in this species swim at a maximum depth of 7 metres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Dactyloscopus metoecus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Dactyloscopus metoecus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Dawson, C.E., 1975 (30 June) [ref. 7121] Studies on eastern Pacific sand stargazers (Pisces: Dactyloscopidae). 2. Genus Dactyloscopus, with descriptions of new species and subspecies. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Bulletin No. 22: 1-61.
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