Dactyloscopidae

sandloving stargazer

Gillellus arenicola

Dactyloscopid Fish Reaching Five Point Five Centimeters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Small
• Tropical fish

Gillellus arenicola, the sandy stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Central America from Baja California, Mexico, to Panama where it can be found on sandy substrates at depths of from 8 to 137 metres (26 to 449 ft).