Gillellus searcheri

Gillellus searcheri, the Searcher stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to Panama where they prefer areas with sandy substrates at depths of from 1 to 15 metres (3.3 to 49.2 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) TL.[2] The specific name honours the research vessel Searcher, the type being collected aboard this vessel.[3]

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

References

  1. Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Gillellus searcheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183838A8185989. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183838A8185989.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gillellus searcheri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 May 2019.


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