Biology:Spotted stargazer
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Short description: Species of ray-finned fish
| Spotted stargazer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Uranoscopidae |
| Genus: | Genyagnus Gill, 1861 |
| Species: | G. monopterygius
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| Binomial name | |
| Genyagnus monopterygius (Schneider, 1801)
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| Synonyms | |
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Uranoscopus monopterygius Schneider, 1801 | |
The spotted stargazer (Genyagnus monopterygius) is a stargazer of the family Uranoscopidae, found on the continental shelf around New Zealand and other southern Pacific islands, at depths down to 100 metres (330 ft). It is known to grow up to 45 centimetres (18 in) in length.
References
- ↑ Fricke, R.; McEachran, J.; Williams, J.T. (2010). "Genyagnus monopterygius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154660A4599939.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/154660/4599939.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Genyagnus monopterygius" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
Wikidata ☰ Q2211418 entry
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