Slender stargazer (Crapatalus angusticeps)

Scientific name: Crapatalus angusticeps Hutton, 1874

The Slender stargazer (Crapatalus angusticeps) is a marine fish of the family Leptoscopidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, New Zealand.

Species facts

Scientific name
Crapatalus angusticeps
Family
Leptoscopidae (Southern sandfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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