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Platygillellus rubrocinctus

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Platygillellus rubrocinctus
Platygillellus rubrocinctus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Platygillellus
Species:
P. rubrocinctus
Binomial name
Platygillellus rubrocinctus
(Longley, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Gillellus rubrocinctus Longley, 1934
  • Heteristius rubrocinctus (Longely, 1934)
  • Gillellus quadricinctus Beebe & Hollister, 1935

Platygillellus rubrocinctus, the Saddle stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean waters from southern Florida, United States, and the Bahamas to Panama where it prefers rubble or sandy substrates around rocky areas and reefs at depths of from 0 to 30 metres (0 to 98 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) TL.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Platygillellus rubrocinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104176A48357018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104176A48357018.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Platygillellus rubrocinctus". FishBase. April 2013 version.