Uranoscopus brunneus, Dark-finned stargazer

Uranoscopus brunneus Fricke, 2018

Dark-finned stargazer
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Etymology: Uranoscopus: Greek, ouranos = sky + Greek skopein = to watch (Ref. 45335); brunneus: Name from Latin 'Brunneus' meaning brown, referring to its overall brown colouration, especially to its brown pectoral fin membranes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 315 - 625 m (Ref. 128009). Subtropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128009)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 25. This moderately-sized species is distinguished by the following characters: a moderately large head, its length 3.2 in SL; lower edge of preopercle with 8 spines; labial fimbriae poorly-developed; anterior nostril has a long tubiform valve, posterior nostril a slit-like pore; supracleithrum has a sharp spine at rear end and five small spines inside; dorsoposterior margin of pectoral fin is concave; 62 oblique scale-rows along the sides of the body in adult; pectoralfin membranes dark brown (Ref. 128009).
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs on soft bottoms of lower continental shelf (Ref. 128009).

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Fricke, R., 2018. Two new species of stargazers of the genus Uranoscopus (Teleostei: Uranoscopidae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4476(1):157-167. (Ref. 128009)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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