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Myxodagnus walkeri

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Species of fish

Myxodagnus walkeri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Myxodagnus
Species: M. walkeri
Binomial name
Myxodagnus walkeri
C. E. Dawson, 1976

Myxodagnus walkeri is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Nayarit, Mexico to Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica where it can be found at depths of from 0 to 6 metres (0 to 20 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.

Etymology

The specific name of this fish honours the fisheries biologist Boyd W. Walker (1917-2001) of the University of California, Los Angeles.

References

  1. Williams, J.T.; Craig, M.T. (2014). "Myxodagnus walkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T185134A1770212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T185134A1770212.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myxodagnus walkeri". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Myxodagnus walkeri


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