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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Uranoscopidae Stargazers

Genus: Xenocephalus

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Western Pacific
 
Xenocephalus armatus
[Armoured blenny]
No picture found
Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Xenocephalus australiensis
[Australian stargazer]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22.7 cm SL
 
Xenocephalus cribratus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Xenocephalus egregius (Jordan & Thompson, 1905)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Xenocephalus egregius
[Freckled stargazer]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Xenocephalus elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Xenocephalus elongatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Xenocephalus innotabilis (Waite, 1904)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Xenocephalus innotabilis
[Bulldog stargazer]
6 Species of Family Uranoscopidae with Genus Xenocephalus
(Stargazers)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1858 Xenocephalus armatus Armoured blenny Western Pacific
1989 Xenocephalus australiensis Australian stargazer Southwestern Pacific 30 TL
1989 Xenocephalus cribratus Eastern Indian Ocean 22.7 SL
1905 Xenocephalus egregius Freckled stargazer Western Atlantic 33 TL
1843 Xenocephalus elongatus Indo-West Pacific 30 SL
1904 Xenocephalus innotabilis Bulldog stargazer Southwest Pacific 40 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013