Storrsia

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

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

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Storrsia olsoni" in 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.


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