Southern stargazer (Astroscopus y-graecum)

Scientific name: Astroscopus y-graecum Cuvier, 1829

Southern stargazer (Astroscopus y-graecum)

The Southern stargazer (Astroscopus y-graecum) is a marine fish of the family Uranoscopidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan, Mexico; northern coast of South America. Absent in the West Indies.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Astroscopus y-graecum
Family
Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
44.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
2–100 m (7–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 100 m, usually ? - 70 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan, Mexico; northern coast of South America. Absent in the West Indies.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
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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