| Platygillellus | |
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| Platygillellus rubrocinctus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Platygillellus C. E. Dawson, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Gillelus rubellulus Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912 | |
Platygillellus is a genus of sand stargazers native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
- Platygillellus altivelis C. E. Dawson, 1974 (Sailfin stargazer)
- Platygillellus brasiliensis Feitoza, 2002 (Brazilian sand stargazer)
- Platygillellus bussingi C. E. Dawson, 1974 (Bussing's stargazer)
- Platygillellus rubellulus (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912) (Shortfin sand stargazer)
- Platygillellus rubrocinctus (Longley, 1934) (Saddle stargazer)
- Platygillellus smithi C. E. Dawson, 1982
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Platygillellus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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