Gillellus ornatus

Gillellus ornatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Gillellus
Species: G. jacksoni
Binomial name
Gillellus ornatus
Gilbert, 1892

Gillellus ornatus, known commonly as the Ornate stargazer in Mexico,[1] is a species of sand stargazer in the genus Gillellus.[2] It is a tropical blenny known from the Gulf of California, in the eastern central Pacific Ocean.[2] It was described by C.H. Gilbert in 1892,[3] and can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres.[2]

References

  1. ^ Common names for Gillellus ornatus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b c Gillellus ornatus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ Gilbert, C.H., 1892 (28 Mar.) [ref. 1626] Descriptions of thirty-four new species of fishes collected in 1888 and 1889, principally among the Santa Barbara Islands and in the Gulf of California. In: Scientific results of explorations by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 14 (no. 880): 539-566.