Dactyloscopus boehlkei
Dactyloscopus boehlkei is a species of sand stargazer native to the coastal waters around the Bahamas, Cuba and the Lesser Antilles where it can be found at depths of from 0 to 8 metres (0 to 26 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist James Erwin Böhlke (1930-1982) who was curator of fishes at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.[3]
| Dactyloscopus boehlkei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Dactyloscopus |
| Species: | D. boehlkei |
| Binomial name | |
| Dactyloscopus boehlkei C. E. Dawson, 1982 | |
References
- Williams, J.T. (2014). "Dactyloscopus boehlkei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47143381A48393011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47143381A48393011.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Dactyloscopus boehlkei" 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 5 May 2019.
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