''Uranoscopus'' is a

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of stargazer fish from the

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Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch".

Species

There are 25

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in the genus: * ''

Uranoscopus affinis ''Uranoscopus'' is a genus of stargazer fish from the family Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch". Species There are 25 species in the genus: * '' Uranoscopus affinis'' Cuvier ...

'' Cuvier, 1829 * ''

Uranoscopus albesca ''Uranoscopus'' is a genus of stargazer fish from the family Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch". Species There are 25 species in the genus: * ''Uranoscopus affinis'' Cuvier, ...

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, 1915 - Longspine stargazer * ''

Uranoscopus arafurensis ''Uranoscopus'' is a genus of stargazer fish from the family Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch". Species There are 25 species in the genus: * '' Uranoscopus affinis'' Cuvier ...

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, 2020Prokofiev, A. M. (2020). New Species of Stargazers (Uranoscopidae) From the Arafura Sea. Journal of Ichthyology, 60(5), 673–680. doi:10.1134/s0032945220050082 * ''

Uranoscopus archionema ''Uranoscopus'' is a genus of stargazer fish from the family Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch". Species There are 25 species in the genus: * ''Uranoscopus affinis'' Cuvier, ...

, 1921 * ''

Uranoscopus bauchotae ''Uranoscopus'' is a genus of stargazer fish from the family Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch". Species There are 25 species in the genus: * ''Uranoscopus affinis'' Cuvier, ...

'' Brüss, 1987 * ''

Uranoscopus brunneus ''Uranoscopus brunneus'', the dark-finned stargazer, is a member of the group ''Uranoscopidae'', the benthic living fishes distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate oceans. Description The stargazers are from the perciform fish family c ...

'' R. Fricke, 2018 * ''

Uranoscopus bicinctus ''Uranoscopus'' is a genus of stargazer fish from the family Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch". Species There are 25 species in the genus: * ''Uranoscopus affinis'' Cuvier, ...

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, 1843 - Marbled stargazer * ''

Uranoscopus cadenati ''Uranoscopus'' is a genus of stargazer fish from the family Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch". Species There are 25 species in the genus: * ''Uranoscopus affinis'' Cuvier, ...

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, 1959 - West African stargazer * ''

Uranoscopus chinensis ''Uranoscopus'' is a genus of stargazer fish from the family Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch". Species There are 25 species in the genus: * ''Uranoscopus affinis'' Cuvier, ...

'' Guichenot, 1882 * ''

Uranoscopus cognatus ''Uranoscopus'' is a genus of stargazer fish from the family Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch". Species There are 25 species in the genus: * ''Uranoscopus affinis'' Cuvier, ...

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, 1849 - Two-spined yellow-tail stargazer * '' Uranoscopus crassiceps'' Alcock, 1890 * '' Uranoscopus dahlakensis'' Brüss, 1987 * '' Uranoscopus dollfusi'' Brüss, 1987 - Dollfus' stargazer * '' Uranoscopus filibarbis'' Cuvier, 1829 * '' Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus'' Kner, 1868 * '' Uranoscopus guttatus'' Cuvier, 1829 - Dollfus' stargrazer * '' Uranoscopus japonicus'' Houttuyn, 1782 * '' Uranoscopus kaianus'' Günther, 1880 - Kai stargazer * '' Uranoscopus marisrubri'' Brüss, 1987 * '' Uranoscopus marmoratus'' Cuvier, 1829 * '' Uranoscopus oligolepis'' Bleeker, 1878 * '' Uranoscopus polli'' Cadenat, 1951 - Whitespotted stargazer * '' Uranoscopus rosette'' Randall & Arnold, 2012 * ''

Uranoscopus scaber The Atlantic stargazer (''Uranoscopus scaber'') is a marine, subtropical fish of family Uranoscopidae. Its body is suited for living on the sea floor, and is one of few fish capable of bioelectrogenesis, or the ability to generate an electric ch ...

'' Linnaeus, 1758 - Atlantic stargazer * '' Uranoscopus sulphureus''

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, 1832 - Whitemargin stargazer * '' Uranoscopus tosae'' (

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& Hubbs, 1925)

References

Uranoscopidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Perciformes-stub