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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Uranoscopidae Stargazers

Genus: Uranoscopus

(See list of species below)


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23 species (see list below)

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Photo by Rao, Y.K.

Indian Ocean. Locality n

Uranoscopus affinis Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Rao, Y.K.
 
Uranoscopus affinis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Uranoscopus albesca Regan, 1915

Photo by FAO
 
Uranoscopus albesca
[Longspine stargazer]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Uranoscopus archionema Regan, 1921

Photo by SFSA
 
Uranoscopus archionema
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Uranoscopus bauchotae
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Uranoscopus bicinctus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Uranoscopus bicinctus
[Marbled stargazer]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Uranoscopus cadenati Poll, 1959

Photo by FAO
 
Uranoscopus cadenati
[West African stargazer]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
Uranoscopus chinensis Guichenot, 1882

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Uranoscopus chinensis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
Uranoscopus cognatus Cantor, 1849

Photo by CSIRO
 
Uranoscopus cognatus
[Two-spined yellow-tail stargazer]

Photo by Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Muscat

Northern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Uranoscopus crassiceps Alcock, 1890

Photo by Marine Science and Fisheries Centre, Muscat
 
Uranoscopus crassiceps
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Uranoscopus dahlakensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23.7 cm TL
Uranoscopus dollfusi Brüss, 1987

Photo by FAO
 
Uranoscopus dollfusi
[Dollfus' stargazer]

Photo by MNHN

Indian Ocean

Uranoscopus filibarbis Cuvier, 1829

Photo by MNHN
 
Uranoscopus filibarbis
[]

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus Kner, 1868

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.
 
Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
[]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Uranoscopus guttatus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Uranoscopus guttatus
[Dollfus' stargrazer]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Uranoscopus japonicus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Uranoscopus kaianus Günther, 1880

Photo by CSIRO
 
Uranoscopus kaianus
[Kai stargazer]

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
Uranoscopus marisrubri Brüss, 1987

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.
 
Uranoscopus marisrubri
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19.4 cm SL
Uranoscopus marmoratus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Uranoscopus marmoratus
[]

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Uranoscopus oligolepis Bleeker, 1878

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.
 
Uranoscopus oligolepis
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Uranoscopus polli Cadenat, 1951

Photo by FAO
 
Uranoscopus polli
[Whitespotted stargazer]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic and Medi
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Uranoscopus scaber
[Stargazer]

Photo by Mayes, B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Uranoscopus sulphureus Valenciennes, 1832

Photo by Mayes, B.
 
Uranoscopus sulphureus
[Whitemargin stargazer]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Uranoscopus tosae (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Uranoscopus tosae
[]
23 Species of Family Uranoscopidae with Genus Uranoscopus
(Stargazers)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1829 Uranoscopus affinis Indian Ocean. Locality n
1915 Uranoscopus albesca Longspine stargazer Eastern Atlantic 35 TL
1921 Uranoscopus archionema Western Indian Ocean 33 TL
1987 Uranoscopus bauchotae Western Indian Ocean
1843 Uranoscopus bicinctus Marbled stargazer Indo-West Pacific 20 SL
1959 Uranoscopus cadenati West African stargazer Eastern Atlantic 50 TL
1882 Uranoscopus chinensis Northwest Pacific 22.1 SL
1849 Uranoscopus cognatus Two-spined yellow-tail stargazer Eastern Indian Ocean 16.5 TL
1890 Uranoscopus crassiceps Northern Indian Ocean 27 SL
1987 Uranoscopus dahlakensis Western Indian Ocean
1987 Uranoscopus dollfusi Dollfus' stargazer Western Indian Ocean 23.7 TL
1829 Uranoscopus filibarbis Indian Ocean
1868 Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus Indo-Pacific. 30 TL
1829 Uranoscopus guttatus Dollfus' stargrazer Indian Ocean 20 TL
1782 Uranoscopus japonicus Western Pacific 18 TL
1880 Uranoscopus kaianus Kai stargazer Indo-West Pacific 22 TL
1987 Uranoscopus marisrubri Western Indian Ocean 15.3 SL
1829 Uranoscopus marmoratus Indian Ocean 19.4 SL
1878 Uranoscopus oligolepis Western Pacific 11.3 SL
1951 Uranoscopus polli Whitespotted stargazer Eastern Atlantic 35 TL
1758 Uranoscopus scaber Stargazer Eastern Atlantic and Medi 40 TL
1832 Uranoscopus sulphureus Whitemargin stargazer Indo-Pacific 45 TL
1925 Uranoscopus tosae Northwest Pacific 25 SL



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