Gillellus jacksoni

Gillellus jacksoni is a species of sand stargazer native to the Antilles where it can be found at depths of from 0 to 17 metres (0 to 56 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Felix N. Jackson who was a Museum Technician at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.[3]

Gillellus jacksoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Gillellus
Species:
G. jacksoni
Binomial name
Gillellus jacksoni


References

  1. Williams, J.T. (2014). "Gillellus jacksoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T47143432A48376347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47143432A48376347.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Gillellus jacksoni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 5 May 2019.


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