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Shortfin Sand Stargazer

Platygillellus rubellulus (Kendall & Radcliffe 1912)

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Life Cycle

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Possibly viviparous with internal fertilization (Ref. 28023).
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Prefers shallow waters where the sediment size is tiny, especially intertidal areas that have white coral sand. Never found in waters that are brackish or fresh. Carnivores, which prey on a variety of benthic invertebrate animals (Ref. 28023).
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Platygillellus rubellulus

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Platygillellus rubellulus, the Shortfin sand stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer endemic native to the waters around the Galapagos Islands where it prefers to live in areas of fine-grained sediments at depths of from 0 to 20 metres (0 to 66 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hastings, P.; Dominici-Arosemena, A. (2010). "Platygillellus rubellulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T183794A8178166. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183794A8178166.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kendall, William C.; Radcliffe, Lewis (1912). "Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross," from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut.-Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., commanding. XXV. The shore fishes". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy. 35 (3): 148–149. Plate 6, fig. 3.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Platygillellus rubellulus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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Platygillellus rubellulus: Brief Summary

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Platygillellus rubellulus, the Shortfin sand stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer endemic native to the waters around the Galapagos Islands where it prefers to live in areas of fine-grained sediments at depths of from 0 to 20 metres (0 to 66 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 6.2 centimetres (2.4 in) SL.

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