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Uranoscopus
''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, 1829 * '' Uranoscopus albesca'' Regan, 1915 - Longspine stargazer * '' Uranoscopus arafurensis'' Prokofiev, 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'' Regan, 1921 * '' Uranoscopus bauchotae'' Brüss, 1987 * '' Uranoscopus brunneus'' R. Fricke, 2018 * '' Uranoscopus bicinctus'' Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 - Marbled stargazer * '' Uranoscopus cadenati'' Poll, 1959 - West African stargazer * '' Uranoscopus chinensis'' Guichenot, 1882 * '' Uranoscopus cognatus'' Cantor, 1849 - Two-spined yellow-tail stargazer * ''Uranoscopus crassiceps'' Alcock, 1890 * ''Uranoscopus dahlakensis'' Brüss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 charge. Distribution and habitat It is widespread along the Atlantic coast of Europe and Africa, is very common in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, and somewhat rare in the Bay of Biscay. It is a demersal fish, which lives in sandy or muddy sand sediments along the upper slope of the continental shelf, between depths of 14–400 meters. It is not an economically important fish, primarily caught as by-catch, but is ecologically important. Description Typical of stargazers, its body is somewhat dorso-ventrally flattened, lacks a swimbladder, and has been found as large as 35.0 centimeters in length, but is usually between 20 and 30 cm. Its head and jaws are rotated upward, and has very large eyes and mouth. Its body is brown in color ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 called ''Uranoscopidae''. They are a group of benthic living fishes distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate oceans, however, few species occasionally enter brackish waters or even fresh water habitats. They bury in sand or mud, leaving only the eyes and anterodorsal part of their head exposed. Members of the stargazers are characterised by having dorsally or dorsolaterally directed eyes placed on or near the top of their large, flattened, cuboid head. They are commonly called stargazers because these small eyes turn upwards 'looking at the stars'. They have oblique to vertical mouth, with lips usually lined with cutaneous cirri. Their body is elongated and sub-compressed. In the family ''Uranoscopidae'', seven genera and 53 valid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargazer (fish)
The stargazers are a family, Uranoscopidae, of perciform fish that have eyes on top of their heads (hence the name). The family includes about 51 species (one extinct) in eight genera, all marine and found worldwide in shallow and deep saltwaters. Description In addition to the top-mounted eyes, a stargazer also has a large, upward-facing mouth in a large head. Their usual habit is to bury themselves in sand, and leap upwards to ambush prey ( benthic fish and invertebrates) that pass overhead. Some species have a worm-shaped lure growing out of the floors of their mouths, which they can wiggle to attract prey's attention. Both the dorsal and anal fins are relatively long; some lack dorsal spines. Lengths range from 18 up to 90 cm, for the giant stargazer ''Kathetostoma giganteum''. Stargazers are venomous; they have two large venomous spines situated behind their opercles and above their pectoral fins. The species within the genera '' Astroscopus'' and ''Uranoscopus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
