Banded stargazer (Ichthyscopus fasciatus)

Scientific name: Ichthyscopus fasciatus Haysom, 1957

Banded stargazer (Ichthyscopus fasciatus)

The Banded stargazer (Ichthyscopus fasciatus) is a marine fish of the family Uranoscopidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-20; Anal soft rays: 15 - 19. Body with 5 dark transverse bands. Posterior edge of skull arching backward. Upper part of cleithrum completely exposed, not concealed with fleshy appendage. No respiratory groove between upper part of cleithrum and pectoral fin. A dermal fold absent on midventral margin of belly (Ref 42788).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ichthyscopus fasciatus
Family
Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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