sand stargazers
Sand stargazers are blennioids; perciform marine fish of the family Dactyloscopidae. Found in temperate to tropical waters of North and South America; some may also inhabit brackish environments. The giant sand stargazer (''Dactylagnus mundus'' ...
, found in the eastern central
Pacific Ocean
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and western central
Atlantic Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
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Gillellus arenicola
''Gillellus arenicola'', the sandy stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Baja California, Mexico, to Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ...
Gillellus chathamensis
''Gillellus chathamensis'', the Cocos stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer endemic to Cocos Island, Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a c ...
Gillellus greyae
''Gillellus greyae'', the arrow stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic coast of the Americas from Florida, United States to Brazil including the Bahamas and Cuba where it can be found in sandy patches on reefs. It can r ...
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is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
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, 1952 (Arrow stargazer)
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Gillellus healae
''Gillellus healae'', the masked stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States from South Carolina to the Florida Keys as well as around Aruba where it can be found on sandy bottoms at depth ...
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 . It can reach a maximum length of ...
Gillellus semicinctus
''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
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Gillellus uranidea
''Gillellus'' is a genus of sand stargazers, found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean and western central Atlantic Ocean.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Gillellus arenicola'' C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Sandy st ...
The name of this genus is a diminutive of the surname
Gill
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and is in honour of the
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zoologist
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Theodore Nicholas Gill
Theodore Nicholas Gill (March 21, 1837 – September 25, 1914) was an American ichthyologist, mammalogist, malacologist and librarian.
Career
Born and educated in New York City under private tutors, Gill early showed interest in natural history ...
(1837-1914) of the
Smithsonian Institution
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