Platygillellus altivelis

Summary

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). It can reach a maximum length of 4.4 centimetres (1.7 in) TL.[2]

Platygillellus altivelis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Platygillellus
Species:
P. altivelis
Binomial name
Platygillellus altivelis

References edit

  1. ^ Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Platygillellus altivelis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183705A8161529. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183705A8161529.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Platygillellus altivelis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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