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Southern pygmy blindfish
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Bythitidae
Genus:	Dactylosurculus
Species:	D. gomoni
Binomial name
Dactylosurculus gomoni Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007

The Southern pygmy blindfish (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. 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.

References

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.

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