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Searcher stargazer (Gillellus searcheri)
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Searcher stargazer (Gillellus searcheri) specimen
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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).

Maximum length
3.5 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Islas Tres Marias and Nayarit, Mexico to Panama.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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