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Dactyloscopus lacteus

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Dactyloscopus lacteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Dactyloscopus
Species:
D. lacteus
Binomial name
Dactyloscopus lacteus
(G. S. Myers & Wade, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Cockeridia lactea G. S. Myers & Wade, 1946

Dactyloscopus lacteus, the also known as the milky sand stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer endemic to the Galapagos Islands where it is the only species of Dactyloscopus known to occur there, and is a common fish in its region.[2] It can be found in tide pools and sandy shores at depths of from 2 to 9 metres (6.6 to 29.5 ft). It can grow to reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) SL.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Dactyloscopus lacteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183482A8121050. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183482A8121050.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Grove, J.S. and R.J. Lavenberg, 1997, The fishes of the Galápagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 863 p.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dactyloscopus lacteus". FishBase. April 2013 version.