halfbanded stargazer
Gillellus semicinctus Gilbert, 1890
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gillellus semicinctus, the half-banded stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Colombia, as well as occurring in the Galapagos Islands. It can be found on sandy substrates at depths of from 5 to 140 metres (16 to 459 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5.2 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Gillellus semicinctus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:46:51.115509+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gillellus semicinctus Gilbert, 1890
- Name authority
- Gilbert, 1890
- Common name
- halfbanded stargazer
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Blenniiformes
- Family
- Dactyloscopidae
- Genus
- Gillellus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBlenniiformes
- familyDactyloscopidae Gill, 1859
- genusGillellus Gilbert, 1890
- speciesGillellus semicinctus Gilbert, 1890
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gillellus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gillellus inescatus Williams, 2002 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gillellus jacksoni Dawson, 1982 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| ornate stargazerGillellus ornatus Gilbert, 1892 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sandloving stargazerGillellus arenicola Gilbert, 1890 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gillellus chathamensis Dawson, 1977 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| masked stargazerGillellus healae Dawson, 1982 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Searcher stargazerGillellus searcheri Dawson, 1977 | DactyloscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gilbert, C. H. (1890). A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer Albatross on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, v. 13 (no. 797): 49–126. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.13-797.49 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3G2Z9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.