Bussing's stargazer

Platygillellus bussingi

Five Centimeters Dactyloscopid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

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

Platygillellus bussingi, Bussing's 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 1 to 15 metres (3.3 to 49.2 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Platygillellus
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica and Panama.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

Report a correction