- Dialommus fuscus
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Dialommus fuscus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Blennioidei Family: Labrisomidae Genus: Dialommus Species: D. fuscus Binomial name Dialommus fuscus
Gilbert, 1891Dialommus fuscus, known commonly as the Galápagos four-eyed blenny in Galapagos Islands and the United Kingdom,[1] is a species of labrisomid blenny.[2] It is a tropical blenny known from around the Galapagos Islands, in the eastern Pacific Ocean.[2] It was described by C.H. Gilbert in 1891.[3] Blennies in this species feed off of insects, worms, and benthic crustaceans.[4]
References
- ^ Common names for Dialommus fuscus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Dialommus fuscus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Gilbert, C.H., 1891 (29 May) [ref. 1624] A supplementary list of fishes collected at the Galapagos Islands and Panama, with descriptions of one new genus and three new species. In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 840): 449-455.
- ^ Food items reported for Dialommus fuscus at www.fishbase.org.
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