Marbled stargazer (Uranoscopus bicinctus)

Scientific name: Uranoscopus bicinctus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Marbled stargazer (Uranoscopus bicinctus)

The Marbled stargazer (Uranoscopus bicinctus) is a marine fish of the family Uranoscopidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, India east to Indochina, then north to Japan and China to the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 13. Indonesian form has pale body with dark blotches. Body dark brown with 3 distinct broad black bands. Respiratory valve inside lower jaw with a thick orange tentacle (Ref 42788).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Uranoscopus bicinctus
Family
Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India east to Indochina, then north to Japan and China to the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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