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Uranoscopus bicinctus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Marbled stargazer
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Seldom found in local markets (Ref. 2858). Collected from Mindoro Island, Puerto Galera, 12-15 m depth (Ref. 128009). Also Ref. 90102.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De la Paz, R.M. and R. Interior, 1979
National Database:

Common names from other countries

眼镜鱼, Megane uo, Marmoreret stjernekigger, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Etymology: Uranoscopus: Greek, ouranos = sky + Greek skopein = to watch (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall ? - 100 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: India east to Indochina, then north to Japan and China to the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 126280); publicerad maxvikt: 453.00 g (Ref. 126280)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 4 - 5; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 13 - 14; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 13. Indonesian form has pale body with dark blotches (Ref. 48636). Body dark brown with 3 distinct broad black bands. Respiratory valve inside lower jaw with a thick orange tentacle (Ref 42788).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found above 100 m on sandy gravel bottom (Ref. 11230). Lives on muddy substrates and rarely observed (Ref. 48636). Hides in sandy bottoms and sucks up animals with sand and debris into the mouth.

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Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 22.9 - 29, mean 28 (based on 1308 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00554 - 0.02071), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  4.1   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.