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Gillellus
Sign in to saveGillellus is a genus of sand stargazers, found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean and western central Atlantic Ocean.
Species
Half-banded stargazer
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyDactyloscopidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Dactyloscopidae
- Collections
- USNM, SIO, UF, FMNH, CAS, AUM
- Recorded in
- Galapagos Islands, Bahamas, Mexico, United States, Panama, Bermuda, Barbados
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
- Etymology
- References
Gillellus is a genus of sand stargazers, found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean and western central Atlantic Ocean.
==Species== There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: Gillellus arenicola C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Sandy stargazer) Gillellus chathamensis C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Cocos stargazer) Gillellus greyae Kanazawa, 1952 (Arrow stargazer) Gillellus healae C. E. Dawson, 1982 (Masked stargazer) Gillellus inescatus J. T. Williams, 2002 Gillellus jacksoni C. E. Dawson, 1982 Gillellus ornatus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Ornate stargazer) Gillellus searcheri C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Searcher stargazer) Gillellus semicinctus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Half-banded stargazer) Gillellus uranidea J. E. Böhlke, 1968 (Warteye stargazer)
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