''Sindoscopus australis'' is a species of sand stargazer native to the

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coast of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

where it can be found in shallow waters with a sandy substrate. It is currently the only known member of its

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Etymology

The generic name is a

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the first part of which honours Charles E. Dawson's companion in the field and collector of the

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, the Chilean

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Gumersindo Revuelta and the second part is Latinised

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''skopos'', "watcher".

References

Dactyloscopidae Taxa named by Charles Eric Dawson Monotypic ray-finned fish genera Endemic fauna of Chile {{blenniiformes-stub