Storrsia

Storrsia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Storrsia
Dawson, 1982
Species:
S. olsoni
Binomial name
Storrsia olsoni

Storrsia olsoni is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic coast of Brazil, being endemic to Atol das Rocas and Fernando de Noronha, 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.

Etymology

The binomial name of this species honours the collector of the type, the ornithologist Storrs Olson of the National Museum of Natural History.

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Storrsia olsoni". 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.