Dactyloscopidae

Searcher stargazer

Gillellus searcheri

Dactyloscopid Fish from Central Pacific

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

Gillellus searcheri, the Searcher stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to Panama where they prefer areas with sandy substrates at depths of from 1 to 15 metres (3.3 to 49.2 ft).