Spotted stargazer
The spotted stargazer, Genyagnus monopterygius, is a stargazer of the family Uranoscopidae, found on the continental shelf around New Zealand and other southern Pacific islands, at depths down to 100 metres (330 ft). Its length is up to 45 centimetres (18 in).
| Spotted stargazer | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Uranoscopidae |
| Genus: | Genyagnus Gill, 1861 |
| Species: | G. monopterygius |
| Binomial name | |
| Genyagnus monopterygius (Schneider, 1801) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Uranoscopus monopterygius Schneider, 1801 | |
References
- Fricke, R.; McEachran, J. & Williams, J.T. (2010). "Genyagnus monopterygius (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154660A115218517. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154660A4599939.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Genyagnus monopterygius" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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