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Platygillellus bussingi
Platygillellus bussingi, Bussing's stargazer, is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and Panama where it can be found on sandy bottoms at depths of from 1 to 15 metres (3.3 to 49.2 ft). It can reach a maximum length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.
From the article Platygillellus bussingi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
Its specific name honours the ichthyologist and collector of the type William Bussing (1933-2014) of the Universidad de Costa Rica.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 109665.