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Southern pygmy blindfish

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Southern pygmy blindfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Dactylosurculus
Species:
D. gomoni
Binomial name
Dactylosurculus gomoni

The Southern pygmy blindfish[1] (Dactylosurculus gomoni) is a species of viviparous brotula, the only known member of its genus, found in the waters of the Indian Ocean off the coast of western Australia. This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Martin F. Gomon, who was the senior curator of fishes at the Museum of Victoria in Melbourne, for his numerous contributions to the ichthyology of Australia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Dactylosurculus gomoni". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dactylosurculus gomoni". FishBase. June 2012 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2017). "Order OPHIDIIFORMES: Families BYTHITIDAE, DINEMATICHTHYIDAE and PARABROTULIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 1 July 2018.