Platygillellus smithi
Appearance
Platygillellus smithi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
Genus: | Platygillellus |
Species: | P. smithi
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Binomial name | |
Platygillellus smithi C. E. Dawson, 1982
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Platygillellus smithi is a species of sand stargazer native to the waters around the Bahamas where it occurs at depths of from 0 to 9 metres (0 to 30 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.[2]
Etymology
[edit]Its specific name honours the collector of the type C. Lavett Smith (1927-2015) who was curator of fishes at the American Museum of Natural History.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Platygillellus smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47143503A48366487. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47143503A48366487.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Platygillellus smithi". 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.