''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'' Cuvie ...

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, 1829 * '' Uranoscopus albesca'' Regan, 1915 - Longspine stargazer * '' Uranoscopus arafurensis''

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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'' Regan, 1921 * '' Uranoscopus bauchotae'' Brüss, 1987 * '' Uranoscopus brunneus'' R. Fricke, 2018 * '' Uranoscopus bicinctus''

Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch patrician, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob ...

& Schlegel, 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 ''Uranoscopus'' is a genus of Stargazer (fish), stargazer fish from the Family (biology), family Uranoscopidae. The name ''Uranoscopus'' is from the Greek, ''ouranos'', "sky" and ''skopein'', "to watch". Species There are 25 species in the genus ...

'' Alcock, 1890 * '' Uranoscopus dahlakensis'' Brüss, 1987 * '' Uranoscopus dollfusi'' Brüss, 1987 - Dollfus' stargazer * '' Uranoscopus filibarbis''

, 1829 * '' Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus'' Kner, 1868 * '' Uranoscopus guttatus''

, 1829 - Dollfus' stargrazer * '' Uranoscopus japonicus'' Houttuyn, 1782 * '' Uranoscopus kaianus'' Günther, 1880 - Kai stargazer * '' Uranoscopus marisrubri'' Brüss, 1987 * '' Uranoscopus marmoratus''

, 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 ...

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

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

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& Hubbs, 1925)

References

Marine fish genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Labriformes-stub