Gillellus

Gillellus is a genus of sand stargazers, found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean and western central Atlantic Ocean.

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]

References

El género Gillellus son peces marinos de la familia de los dactiloscópidos.^[1]​

Especies

Existen las siguientes especies en este género:^[2]​^[3]​

• Gillellus arenicola (Gilbert, 1890)
• Gillellus chathamensis (Dawson, 1977)
• Gillellus greyae (Kanazawa, 1952)
• Gillellus healae (Dawson, 1982)
• Gillellus inescatus (Williams, 2002)
• Gillellus jacksoni (Dawson, 1982)
• Gillellus ornatus (Gilbert, 1892)
• Gillellus searcheri (Dawson, 1977)
• Gillellus semicinctus (Gilbert, 1890)
• Gillellus uranidea (Böhlke, 1968)

Referencias

Gillellus is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van zandsterrenkijkers (Dactyloscopidae).^[1]

Soorten

• Gillellus arenicola Gilbert, 1890
• Gillellus chathamensis Dawson, 1977
• Gillellus greyae Kanazawa, 1952
• Gillellus healae Dawson, 1982
• Gillellus inescatus Williams, 2002
• Gillellus jacksoni Dawson, 1982
• Gillellus ornatus Gilbert, 1892
• Gillellus searcheri Dawson, 1977
• Gillellus semicinctus Gilbert, 1890
• Gillellus uranidea Böhlke, 1968