Shortfin sand stargazer

Platygillellus rubellulus

Dactyloscopid Fish Reaching Six Point Two Centimeters

Tropical
Island endemic
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Small
Tropical fish

Platygillellus rubellulus, the Shortfin sand stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer endemic native to the waters around the Galapagos Islands where it prefers to live in areas of fine-grained sediments at depths of from 0 to 20 metres (0 to 66 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Platygillellus
Maximum length: 6.2 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

Report a correction