Platygillellus altivelis

Platygillellus altivelis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Platygillellus
Species: P. altivelis
Binomial name
Platygillellus altivelis

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]

References

  1. Hastings, P. & Dominici-Arosemena, A. 2010. Platygillellus altivelis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 29 June 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Platygillellus altivelis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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