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