Dactyloscopidae

halfbanded stargazer

Gillellus semicinctus

Dactyloscopid Fish beneath Central Pacific

• Tropical
• Offshore
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

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).