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Click on images to enlarge. © Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Platygillellus bussingi © Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Platygillellus bussingi © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Platygillellus bussingi © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Platygillellus bussingi © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Platygillellus bussingi 6 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features eye- no papillae 1st dorsal fin :iii, low 4 dark bars + row white spots Dorsal rays III + XIV-XVI, 15-17 (total elements 33-34); segmented anal rays 26-28; pectoral rays 13-15 (usually 14); total lateral-line scales 45-48; scales in straight (posterior) part of lateral line 16-17; lateral line deflected ventrally below junction between last dorsal spine and first segmented dorsal ray; first 3 dorsal spines forming isolated or semi- isolated finlet; dorsal finlet low, its height about 40-63% of length in front of dorsal fin; lower lip with 21-33 skin flaps; no scales on preopercle; no papillae on eye. White with pair of broad blackish bars on middle of side and smaller bars or saddles below dorsal finlet and across base of caudal fin; also about 5 white spots interrupting bars along lower side. Size: to 5 cm. Habitat: sandy bottoms. Depth: 1-15 m. Costa Rica and Panama. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo). Depth Range Max: 15 m. Depth Range Min: 1 m. Diet: bony fishes; mobile benthic worms; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=11; Southern limit=8; Western limit=-86; Eastern limit=-79; Latitudinal range=3; Longitudinal range=7. Egg Type: Benthic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Sand & gravel; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 5 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; Panamic province endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Dawson, C.E., 1974., Studies on eastern Pacific sand stargazers (Pisces: Dactyloscopidae). 1. Platygillelus new genus with descriptions of new species., Copeia, 1974(1):39-55. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Platygillellus&speciesname=bussingi ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Platygillellus&speciesname=bussingi http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Platygillellus&speciesname=bussingi ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Platygillellus&speciesname=bussingi https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Platygillellus&speciesname=bussingi ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Platygillellus-bussingi.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Platygillellus Species in    Dactyloscopidae - Classification - Dactyloscopidae Blenniiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Platygillellus bussingi Dawson , 1974 Bussing's stargazer Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Platygillellus bussingi   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Platygillellus bussingi Picture by Allen, G.R. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Blenniiformes (Blennies) > Dactyloscopidae (Sand stargazers) Etymology: Platygillellus: Greek, platys = flat + Theodore Nicolas Gill (1837-1914) researcher of abyssal fishes and systematics (Ref. 45335 ) . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 15 m (Ref. 11482 ). Tropical Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica and Panama. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 5.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11482 ) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Inhabits sandy bottoms. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates. Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Williams, Jeffrey T. | Collaborators Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson , 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Near Threatened (NT)  ; Date assessed: 25 May 2007 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.0   ±0.61 se; based on food items. Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-05-10 19:05:45 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation