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Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis Barnard, 1927

Scaly stargazer
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Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis
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South Africa country information

Common names: Gespikkelde opkyker, Spotted stargazer
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from off Table Bay and Algoa Bay (Ref. 6651). Also Ref. 59152.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C., 1986
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Common names from other countries

Scaled stargazer, 裸侧眼鰧, Gespikkelde opkyker, ... more

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> Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Etymology: Pleuroscopus: Greek, pleura = side, ribe + Greek, skopein = to look at (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Barnard.

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

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 40 - 800 m (Ref. 59152), usually 200 - 800 m (Ref. 59152).   Subtropical

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Southern hemisphere: off southern Africa (from Walvis Ridge and off Namibia to Madagascar Ridge); Australia (Western Australia to northern New South Wales); off New Zealand, Norfolk Island Ridge; and Rio Grande Plateau.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6651)

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Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 9 - 10; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 10. A row of 9-10 short conical tubercles in front of dorsal fin. Slate blue dorsolaterally, with round black spots (Ref. 6651).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Specimens usually collected by bottom trawlers at 200 to 800 m depth; longlines between 40 to 100 m depth (Ref. 59152).

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Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Uranoscopidae. p. 735-736. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6651)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5.2 - 14.4, mean 9.4 (based on 169 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00266 - 0.01494), b=3.11 (2.90 - 3.32), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  4.2   ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (23 of 100).