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Astroscopus sexspinosus (Steindachner, 1876)

Brazilian stargazer
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> Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Etymology: Astroscopus: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, skopeo = to look, to watch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 5 - 15 m (Ref. 26375). Subtropical; 22°S - 41°S, 64°W - 40°W

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Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to northern Argentina.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27363); common length : 18.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6077)

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Espinas dorsales (total) : 6; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 13; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 12 - 13. Body yellowish green dorsally, head vaguely brownish, greyish white ventrally (Ref. 27363).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found in sandy bottoms, gravel or mud, adults between 5-15 m, juveniles between 0-5 meters on the edge of beaches and protected bays (Ref. 26375).

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Cervigón, F. and W. Fischer, 1979. INFOPESCA. Catálogo de especies marinas de interes economico actual o potencial para América Latina. Parte 1. Atlántico centro y suroccidental. FAO/UNDP, SIC/79/1. 372 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 6077)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Venomous





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Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.3 - 18.5, mean 16.3 °C (based on 72 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01230 (0.00694 - 0.02182), b=3.03 (2.87 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.3   ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.