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Sailfin stargazer (Platygillellus altivelis)
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Sailfin stargazer (Platygillellus altivelis) specimen
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Dactyloscopidae

Sailfin stargazer

Platygillellus altivelis

Four Point Four Centimeters Dactyloscopid Fish

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Platygillellus altivelis, the Sailfin stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama where it can be found on sandy bottoms at depths of from 3 to 37 metres (9.8 to 121.4 ft).

Maximum length
4.4 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica and Panama.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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