Sindoscopus australis

Sindoscopus australis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Dactyloscopidae
Genus: Sindoscopus
C. E. Dawson, 1977
Species: S. australis
Binomial name
Sindoscopus australis
(Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Gillellus australis Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1923

Sindoscopus australis is a species of sand stargazer native to the Pacific coast of Chile where it can be found in shallow waters with a sandy substrate. It is currently the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Sindoscopus cinctus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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