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Ichthyscopus lebeck (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Longnosed stargazer |
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photo by
Ratmuangkhwang, S. |
| Family: | Uranoscopidae (Stargazers) | |||
| Max. size: | 60 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: mainly from the southern coasts of India; a single record from Singapore. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 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 (Ref. 42788). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||