Gillellus semicinctus

Gillellus semicinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Gillellus
Species: G. semicinctus
Binomial name
Gillellus semicinctus
C. H. Gilbert, 1890

Gillellus semicinctus, the Half-banded stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Colombia, as well as occurring in the Galapagos Islands. It can be found on sandy substrates at depths of from 5 to 140 metres (16 to 459 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5.2 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. Hastings, P. & Dominici-Arosemena, A. 2010. Gillellus semicinctus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 27 June 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gillellus semicinctus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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