Gillellus

Gillellus
Gillellus semicinctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Dactyloscopidae
Genus:	Gillellus C. H. Gilbert, 1890
Type species
Gillellus semicinctus C. H. Gilbert, 1890

Gillellus is a genus of sand stargazers, found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean and western central Atlantic Ocean.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

• Gillellus arenicola C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Sandy stargazer)
• Gillellus chathamensis C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Cocos stargazer)
• Gillellus greyae Kanazawa, 1952 (Arrow stargazer)
• Gillellus healae C. E. Dawson, 1982 (Masked stargazer)
• Gillellus inescatus J. T. Williams, 2002
• Gillellus jacksoni C. E. Dawson, 1982
• Gillellus ornatus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Ornate stargazer)
• Gillellus searcheri C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Searcher stargazer)
• Gillellus semicinctus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Half-banded stargazer)
• Gillellus uranidea J. E. Böhlke, 1968 (Warteye stargazer)

Etymology

The name of this genus is a diminutive of the surname Gill and is in honour of the American zoologist Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837-1914) of the Smithsonian Institution.

References

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