Heteristius cinctus
Heteristius cinctus, the banded stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from Baja California, Mexico to Ecuador where it can be found on sandy bottoms at depths of from 1 to 27 m (3.3 to 88.6 ft). It can reach a maximum of 4.5 cm (1.8 in) in total length. This species is currently the only known member of its genus.[2]
| Heteristius cinctus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Heteristius G. S. Myers & Wade, 1946 |
| Species: | H. cinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteristius cinctus (R. C. Osburn & Nichols, 1916) | |
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References
- Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Heteristius cinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183396A8106059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183396A8106059.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Heteristius cinctus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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