Gillellus
Genus of fishes
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Gillellus is a genus of sand stargazers, found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean and western central Atlantic Ocean.
| Gillellus | |
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| Gillellus semicinctus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Gillellus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Gillellus semicinctus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 | |
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Gillellus arenicola C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Sandy stargazer)
- Gillellus chathamensis C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Cocos stargazer)
- Gillellus greyae Kanazawa, 1952 (Arrow stargazer)
- Gillellus healae C. E. Dawson, 1982 (Masked stargazer)
- Gillellus inescatus J. T. Williams, 2002
- Gillellus jacksoni C. E. Dawson, 1982
- Gillellus ornatus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Ornate stargazer)
- Gillellus searcheri C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Searcher stargazer)
- Gillellus semicinctus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Half-banded stargazer)
- Gillellus uranidea J. E. Böhlke, 1968 (Warteye stargazer)
Etymology
The name of this genus is a diminutive of the surname Gill and is in honour of the American zoologist Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837-1914) of the Smithsonian Institution.[2]
