Heteristius cinctus

Heteristius cinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Heteristius
Myers & Wade, 1946[1]
Species: H. cinctus
Binomial name
Heteristius cinctus
Osburn & Nichols, 1916
Synonyms
  • Dactyloscopus cinctus (Osburn & Nichols, 1916)[2]

Heteristius cinctus, known commonly as the Banded stargazer in Mexico,[3] is a species of sand stargazer, and the only species in the genus Heteristius.[4] It is a tropical blenny found from Mexico to Ecuador, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.[5] It was named by R.C. Osburn and J.T. Nichols in 1916, originally under the name Dactyloscopus cinctus,[6] and can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres.[5] Blennies in this species swim at a depth range of 1-27 metres,[5] and feed primarily off of zoobenthos and finfish.[7]

References

  1. ^ Biolib
  2. ^ Synonyms of Heteristius cinctus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Common names for Heteristius cinctus at www.fishbase.org.
  4. ^ List of species under Heteristius at www.fishbase.org.
  5. ^ a b c Heteristius cinctus at www.fishbase.org.
  6. ^ Osburn, R.C. and J.T. Nichols, 1916 (26 May) [ref. 15062] Shore fishes collected by the "Albatross" expedition in Lower California, with descriptions of new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 35 (art. 16): 139-181.
  7. ^ Food items for Heteristius cinctus at www.fishbase.org.