title: Platygillellus
text: # Platygillellus
  
  Platygillellus is a genus of sand stargazers native to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Platygillellus altivelis C. E. Dawson, 1974 (Sailfin stargazer)
  * Platygillellus brasiliensis Feitoza, 2002 (Brazilian sand stargazer)
  * Platygillellus bussingi C. E. Dawson, 1974 (Bussing's stargazer)
  * Platygillellus rubellulus (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912) (Shortfin sand stargazer)
  * Platygillellus rubrocinctus (Longley, 1934) (Saddle stargazer)
  * Platygillellus smithi C. E. Dawson, 1982
  