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Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Etymology: Uranoscopus: Greek, ouranos = sky + Greek skopein = to watch (Ref. 45335); kishimotoi: Named for Hirokazu Kishimoto, for his important research on uranoscopids..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 300 - 308 m (Ref. 128009). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia (Lombok), Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea,
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128009)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 25. This small species is distinguished by the following characters: a moderately large head, its length 3.1 in SL; lower edge of preopercle has 3 spines; no labial fimbriae; both anterior and posterior nostrils have long tubiform valves; supracleithrum with a sharp spine at rear end and one additional small spine inside; dorso-posterior margin of pectoral fin is concave; adult with 59 oblique scale-rows along the sides of the body. Colouration: upper pectoral-fin membranes pale and lower membranes brown (Ref. 128009).
Occurs on soft bottoms of lower continental shelf, relatively deep (300-308 m) (Ref. 128009).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
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)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00315 - 0.01914), b=3.09 (2.90 - 3.28), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).