Storrsia
| Storrsia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Storrsia Dawson, 1982 |
| Species: | S. olsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Storrsia olsoni C. E. Dawson, 1982
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Storrsia olsoni is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic coast of Brazil, being endemic to Atol das Rocas and ,[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]
References[]
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; 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.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Dactyloscopidae
- Fish of Brazil
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Monotypic marine fish genera
- Southeastern South American coastal fauna
- Taxa named by Charles Eric Dawson
- Monotypic ray-finned fish genera
- Ray-finned fish stubs