| Gillellus | |
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| Gillellus semicinctus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| 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.
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: [1]
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. [2]
Gillichthys is a genus of gobies native to the coasts of Baja California and southern California.
Anisotremus is a genus of grunts native to the eastern Pacific and western Atlantic Oceans. The name of this genus is compound of anisto meaning “different” and tremus meaning “hole”, referring to the different sized paired pores on each side of the head.
Dactyloscopus is a genus of sand stargazers native to the coasts of the Americas.
Hypsoblennius gilberti, the rockpool blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Pacific ocean. This species grows to a length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) TL. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Charles H. Gilbert (1859-1928).
Phenablennius heyligeri is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific ocean around Sumatra, Borneo and off the coast of Cambodia. This species reaches a length of 5.3 centimetres (2.1 in) SL. This species is currently the only known member of its genus. The specific name honours the person who collected the type, R.V. Heyliger, who was the Belgian consul in Batavia.
The Cortez pikeblenny is a species of chaenopsid blenny found around the Isla Angel de la Guarda, in the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It has not been recorded since 1965. The specific name honours Daniel M. Cohen (1930-2017) of Stanford University who accompanied Böhlke on the expedition that collected the type.
The yellow-mouth pikeblenny is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the eastern central Pacific ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. The specific name honours the carcinologist Waldo L. Schmitt (1887-1977) who was Curator of the Division of Marine Invertebrates in the US National Museum and who was responsible for the collection of the two types.
Stathmonotus hemphillii, the blackbelly blenny, is a species of chaenopsid blenny found in coral reefs in the western central Atlantic ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name honours the malacologist Henry Hemphill (1830-1914) who collected the type.
Springeratus is a genus of clinids found in the southwestern Pacific and western Indian Ocean. The generic name honours the American taxonomist and ichthyologist Victor G. Springer.
Sindoscopus australis is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Chile where it can be found in shallow waters with a sandy substrate. It is currently the only known member of its genus. The generic name is a compound noun the first part of which honours Charles E. Dawson's companion in the field and collector of the type, the Chilean zoologist Gumersindo Revuelta and the second part is Latinised Greek skopos, "watcher".
Storrsia olsoni is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic coast of Brazil, being endemic to Atol das Rocas and Fernando to Noronha, where it can be found in tide pools at depths of from 0 to 1 metre. It can reach a maximum length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) SL. It is currently the only known member of its genus. The binomial name of this species honours the collector of the type, the ornithologist Storrs Olson of the National Museum of Natural History.
Dactyloscopus boehlkei is a species of sand stargazer native to the coastal waters around the Bahamas, Cuba and the Lesser Antilles where it can be found at depths of from 0 to 8 metres. It can reach a maximum length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) SL. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist James Erwin Böhlke (1930-1982) who was curator of fishes at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
Dactyloscopus poeyi, the shortchin stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the coasts of the Bahamas, the Antilles and the Caribbean coast of Central and South America from Belize to Venezuela. It can be found on sandy substrates at depths of from 0 to 9 metres. It can reach a maximum length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL. The specific name honours the Cuban ichthyologist Felipe Poey (1799-1891).
Gillellus healae, the masked stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States from South Carolina to the Florida Keys as well as around Aruba where it can be found on sandy bottoms at depths of from 21 to 37 metres. It is an ambush predator, burying itself nearly completely in the sand and waiting for prey to happen by. This species can reach a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. The specific name honours Elizabeth Heal who was Technical Secretary at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
Gillellus jacksoni is a species of sand stargazer native to the Antilles where it can be found at depths of from 0 to 17 metres. It can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) SL. The specific name honours Felix N. Jackson who was a Museum Technician at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
Gillellus searcheri, the Searcher stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to Panama where they prefer areas with sandy substrates at depths of from 1 to 15 metres. It can reach a maximum length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) TL. The specific name honours the research vessel Searcher, the type being collected aboard this vessel.
Starksia is a genus of labrisomid blennies native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean. Their typical length is 2 cm (0.79 in) SL. The generic name honours the American ichthyologist Edwin Chapin Starks (1867-1932) of Stanford University for his work on Pacific coastal fishes. As a genus Starksia is distinguished from other labrisomids by their scaled bodies, two obvious soft rays in the pelvic fin and the male's have an intromittent organ which is near to or attached to the first spine of their anal fins, which is also somewhat separated from the fin.
Barbuligobius boehlkei, the Cryptic bearded goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it can be found on sand-rubble substrates at depths of from 1 to 15 metres. This species grows to a length of 2 centimetres (0.79 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus. Its specific name honours James E. Böhlke (1930-1982) of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
Bollmannia is a genus of gobies native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. The generic name honours the American naturalist Charles Harvey Bollman (1868–1889).
Evermannia is a genus of gobies native to the eastern central Pacific Ocean coast of the Americas from Baja California to Panama. The genus name honours the American ichthyologist Barton Warren Evermann (1853–1932).
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