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Warteye Stargazer

Gillellus uranidea

Classification

The warteye stargazer (Gillellus uranidea) is a species of sand stargazer native to the Atlantic coast of southwestern Florida, United States, and in the Caribbean Sea from the Bahamas and the coast of Central America to Panama where it can be found in sandy areas on reefs or among rocks. It is an ambush predator, burying itself nearly completely in the sand and waiting for prey items to come along. It can reach a maximum length of 5 cm (2.

Distribution

Jeffrey T. Williams · CC0
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 4Mexico · 3