Southern pygmy blindfish
| Southern pygmy blindfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| 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[1] (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.[2] 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.[3]
References
- ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Dactylosurculus gomoni". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dactylosurculus gomoni". FishBase. June 2012 version.
- ^ 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.