Gillellus arenicola

Gillellus arenicola, the sandy stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Baja California, Mexico, to Panama where it can be found on sandy substrates at depths of from 8 to 137 metres (26 to 449 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL.[2]

Gillellus arenicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Gillellus
Species:
G. arenicola
Binomial name
Gillellus arenicola

References

  1. Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Gillellus arenicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183845A8187167. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183845A8187167.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gillellus arenicola" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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