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Dactyloscopus boehlkei
Dactyloscopus boehlkei is a species of sand stargazer native to the coastal waters around the Bahamas, Cuba and the Lesser Antilles where it can be found at depths of from 0 to 8 metres (0 to 26 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL.
From the article Dactyloscopus boehlkei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The specific name honours the American ichthyologist James Erwin Böhlke (1930-1982) who was curator of fishes at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 445848.