Longnosed stargazer (Ichthyscopus lebeck)

Scientific name: Ichthyscopus lebeck Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Longnosed stargazer (Ichthyscopus lebeck)

The Longnosed stargazer (Ichthyscopus lebeck) is a marine fish of the family Uranoscopidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, mainly from the southern coasts of India; a single record from Singapore.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-20; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18; Vertebrae: 26. Canary yellow with buffer brown markings along sides, enclosing pure white round or oval spots; some spots of same white color on pectoral and dorsal fins; dark bar across caudal and pectoral fins. Posterior nostril diagonally or longitudinally elongated.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ichthyscopus lebeck
Family
Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: mainly from the southern coasts of India; a single record from Singapore.
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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