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Platygillellus smithi

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Platygillellus smithi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Platygillellus
Species:
P. smithi
Binomial name
Platygillellus smithi

Platygillellus smithi is a species of sand stargazer native to the waters around the Bahamas where it occurs at depths of from 0 to 9 metres (0 to 30 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) SL.[2]

Etymology

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Its specific name honours the collector of the type C. Lavett Smith (1927-2015) who was curator of fishes at the American Museum of Natural History.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Platygillellus smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47143503A48366487. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47143503A48366487.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Platygillellus smithi". 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.