Dactyloscopidae

saddle stargazer

Platygillellus rubrocinctus

Dactyloscopid Fish beneath the Atlantic Ocean

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

Platygillellus rubrocinctus, commonly known as Saddle stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic, Gulf, and Caribbean waters from southern Florida, United States, and the Bahamas to Panama. It prefers rubble or sandy substrates near rocky areas and reefs, inhabiting depths from 0 to 30 metres (0 to 98 ft).