| Platygillellus rubrocinctus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Blennioidei |
| Family: | Dactyloscopidae |
| Genus: | Platygillellus |
| Species: | P. rubrocinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platygillellus ' (Longley, 1934) |
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| Synonyms | |
Platygillellus rubrocinctus, known commonly as the Saddle stargazer in the Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the United States.[2] is a species of sand stargazer in the genus Platygillellus.[3] It is a tropical blenny known from coral reefs around southern Florida, U.S.A., and from the Bahamas to Panama, in the western Atlantic Ocean.[3] It was originally described as Gillellus rubrocinctus by W.H. Longley in 1934, and later as Heteristius rubrocinctus by the same author.[4] Blennies in this species can reach a maximum length of 6.4 centimetres, and swim at a maximum depth of 30 metres.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Synonyms of Platygillellus rubrocinctus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Common names for Platygillellus rubrocinctus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Platygillellus rubrocinctus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Longley, W.H., 1934 (14 Dec.) [ref. 13896] Studies on West Indian fishes: description of six new species. Carnegie Institution of Washington Year Book No. 33: 257-260.
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