| Platygillellus altivelis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Platygillellus |
| Species: | P. altivelis |
| Binomial name | |
| Platygillellus altivelis Dawson, 1974 |
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Platygillellus altivelis, known commonly as the Sailfin stargazer in the United Kingdom,[1] is a species of sand stargazer in the genus Platygillellus.[2] It is a tropical blenny known from around Costa Rica and Panama, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.[2] It was described by C.E. Dawson in 1974.[3] Blennies in this species swim at a depth range of 3-37 metres, and can reach a maximum length of 4.4 centimetres.[2] They feed primarily off of benthic invertebrates and finfish.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ Common names for Platygillellus altivelis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Platygillellus altivelis at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Dawson, C.E., 1974 (28 Mar.) [ref. 1065] Studies on eastern Pacific sand stargazers (Pisces: Dactyloscopidae) 1. Platygillelus new genus, with descriptions of new species. Copeia 1974 (no. 1): 39-55.
- ^ Food items reported for Platygillellus altivelis
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