| Family: |
Uranoscopidae (Stargazers) |
| Max. size: |
16.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia and northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978). Also known from Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal soft rays: 12-15. A short black cirrus on eye. Respiratory valve inside lower jaw with a thread-like, pale appendage. Body without distinctive colour marks. Upper edge of opercle descending backward. Both nasal valves long and tubular. First dorsal fin with 4 (rarely 3) spines. Two basipterygial processes (Ref 42788).. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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