- Dactyloscopus pectoralis
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Dactyloscopus pectoralis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Dactyloscopidae Genus: Dactyloscopus Species: D. pectoralis Binomial name Dactyloscopus pectoralis
Gill, 1861Dactyloscopus pectoralis, known commonly as the Whitesaddle stargazer in Mexico and the United Kingdom,[1] is a species of sand stargazer in the genus Dactyloscopus.[2] It is a tropical blenny found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.[2] It was described by T.N. Gill in 1861,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 5.2 centimetres.[2] Blennies in this species swim at a maximum depth of 45 metres.[2]
Dactyloscopus pectoralis contains three subspecies, Dactyloscopus pectoralis pectoralis, Dactyloscopus pectoralis fallax, and Dactyloscopus pectoralis insulatus.[2]
References
- ^ Common names for Dactyloscopus pectoralis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c d e Dactyloscopus pectoralis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Gill, T.N., 1861 (19 Nov.) [ref. 1778] Monograph of the tridigitate uranoscopoids. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 13: 263-271.
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