''Myxodagnus walkeri'' is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Nayarit, Mexico to

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where it can be found at depths of from . It can reach a maximum length of SL. The

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of this fish honours the

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Boyd W. Walker (1917-2001) of the University of California, Los Angeles.

References

walkeri Fish described in 1976 Taxa named by Charles Eric Dawson {{Rayfinned-fish-stub