Gillellus healae
| Gillellus healae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Gillellus |
| Species: | G. healae |
| Binomial name | |
| Gillellus healae C. E. Dawson, 1982 | |
Gillellus healae, the Masked stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States from South Carolina to the Florida Keys as well as around Aruba where it can be found on sandy bottoms at depths of from 21 to 37 metres (69 to 121 ft). It is an ambush predator, burying itself nearly completely in the sand and waiting for prey to happen by. This species can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.[2]
References
- ↑ Starnes, W.C. 2010. Gillellus healae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 June 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gillellus healae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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