Misplaced Pages

Gillellus jacksoni

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of fish

Gillellus jacksoni
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: Gillellus
Species: G. jacksoni
Binomial name
Gillellus jacksoni
C. E. Dawson, 1982

Gillellus jacksoni is a species of sand stargazer native to the Antilles where it can be found at depths of from 0 to 17 metres (0 to 56 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) SL.

Etymology

The specific name honours Felix N. Jackson who was a Museum Technician at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gillellus jacksoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47143432A48376347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47143432A48376347.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gillellus jacksoni". 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 5 May 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Gillellus jacksoni


Stub icon

This Blenniiformes article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Gillellus jacksoni Add topic