Dactyloscopidae

Brazilian sand stargazer

Platygillellus brasiliensis

Buried exposing eyes dorsal fin

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Platygillellus brasiliensis, the Brazilian sand stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic coast of Brazil where it can be found at depths of from 1 to 6 metres (3.3 to 19.7 ft) in areas with gravel substrates in which it buries itself almost completely except the eyes and the dorsal finlet.