Gillellus arenicola Gilbert, 1890 .

Sandloving Stargazer or Sandy Stargazer. To 5.5 cm (2.2 in) TL (Allen and Robertson 1994). Punta Marquis (23°57’N, 110°52’W) (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California) and Cabo San Lucas area, southern Baja California; Oaxaca and Colima, Mexico (Dawson 1977) to western Panama (Robertson and Allen 2015). Depth: 1–40 m (3–131 ft) (min.: Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California; max.: Robertson and Allen 2002).