Storrsia
Storrsia olsoni is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic coast of Brazil, being endemic to Atol das Rocas and Fernando to Noronha,[1] where it can be found in tide pools at depths of from 0 to 1 metre (0.0 to 3.3 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) SL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[2] The binomial name of this species honours the collector of the type, the ornithologist Storrs Olson of the National Museum of Natural History.[3]
| Storrsia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Storrsia Dawson, 1982 |
| Species: | S. olsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Storrsia olsoni C. E. Dawson, 1982 | |
References
- Williams, J.T. & Craig, M.T. (2014). "Storrsia olsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185135A1770391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185135A1770391.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Storrsia olsoni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.