Sticharium dorsale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Clinidae |
Genus: | Sticharium |
Species: | S. dorsale |
Binomial name | |
Sticharium dorsale Günther, 1867 |
Sticharium dorsale, known commonly as the Sand crawler in Australia,[1] is a species of clinid in the genus Sticharium.[2] It is a subtropical blenny, endemic to southern Australia, in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean.[2] It was named by A. Günther in 1867,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 9.5 centimetres.[2]