Trachicephalus

Trachicephalus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Synanceiidae
Genus: Trachicephalus
Swainson, 1839
Species: T. uranoscopus
Binomial name
Trachicephalus uranoscopus
(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)

Trachicephalus uranoscopus, the Star-gazing stonefish, is a species of stonefish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it is found on muddy bottoms in estuaries. This venomous species is also a minor component of local commercial fisheries. This species grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. This species is the only known member of the genus Trachicephalus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Trachicephalus uranoscopus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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