Masked Stargazer

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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 (69 to 121 ft). 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.

El género Gillellus son peces marinos de la familia de los dactiloscópidos. ​ Especies Existen las siguientes especies en este género:​​ Gillellus arenicola (Gilbert, 1890) Gillellus chathamensis (Dawson, 1977) Gillellus greyae (Kanazawa, 1952) Gillellus healae (Dawson, 1982) Gillellus inescatus (Williams, 2002) Gillellus jacksoni (Dawson, 1982) Gillellus ornatus (Gilbert, 1892) Gillellus searcheri (Dawson, 1977) Gillellus semicinctus (Gilbert, 1890) Gillellus uranidea (Böhlke, 1968) Referencias Enlaces externos Wikispecies tiene un artículo sobre Gillellus. Wikimedia Commons…