Platygillellus rubrocinctus

(Platygillellus rubrocinctus)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Dactyloscopidae
Genus:Platygillellus
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