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Diagnostic Description

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Pale tan or white with 4 broad reddish-brown bands on side between nape and caudal fin base. Dorsal and caudal fin rays have dark spots. 3 spines in dorsal finlet (Ref. 26938).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 25 - 26
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Biology

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Inhabits sand and rubble areas around coral reefs or exposed rocks. Absent from surf beaches (Ref. 27742). The reddish-brown bands along the sides of the fish serve as camouflage when the fish partially buries itself in sand (Ref. 26938).
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Platygillellus rubrocinctus

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Platygillellus rubrocinctus, the Saddle stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean waters from southern Florida, United States, and the Bahamas to Panama where it prefers rubble or sandy substrates around rocky areas and reefs at depths of from 0 to 30 metres (0 to 98 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. ^ Williams, J.T. (2014). "Platygillellus rubrocinctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T46104176A48357018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T46104176A48357018.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Platygillellus rubrocinctus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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Platygillellus rubrocinctus: Brief Summary

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Platygillellus rubrocinctus, the Saddle stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean waters from southern Florida, United States, and the Bahamas to Panama where it prefers rubble or sandy substrates around rocky areas and reefs at depths of from 0 to 30 metres (0 to 98 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) TL.

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