Stargazing stonefish (Trachicephalus uranoscopus)

Scientific name: Trachicephalus uranoscopus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Stargazing stonefish (Trachicephalus uranoscopus)

The Stargazing stonefish (Trachicephalus uranoscopus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Synanceiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, India to Indonesia, north to Hong Kong and southern China.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trachicephalus uranoscopus
Family
Synanceiidae (Stonefishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India to Indonesia, north to Hong Kong and southern China.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial

Sources

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

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