Gillellus
# Gillellus

Gillellus is a genus of sand stargazers, found in the eastern central Pacific Ocean and western central Atlantic Ocean.

## Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

* Gillellus arenicola C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Sandy stargazer)
* Gillellus chathamensis C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Cocos stargazer)
* Gillellus greyae Kanazawa, 1952 (Arrow stargazer)
* Gillellus healae C. E. Dawson, 1982 (Masked stargazer)
* Gillellus inescatus J. T. Williams, 2002
* Gillellus jacksoni C. E. Dawson, 1982
* Gillellus ornatus C. H. Gilbert, 1892 (Ornate stargazer)
* Gillellus searcheri C. E. Dawson, 1977 (Searcher stargazer)
* Gillellus semicinctus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Half-banded stargazer)
* Gillellus uranidea J. E. Böhlke, 1968 (Warteye stargazer)

## Etymology

The name of this genus is a diminutive of the surname Gill and is in honour of the American zoologist Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837-1914) of the Smithsonian Institution.

