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

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

seewasser demersal; tiefenbereich 20 - 200 m (Ref. 7366), usually 20 - 50 m (Ref. 7366). Tropical

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Eastern Atlantic: mainly Congo and Angola, but probably further north.

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2683)

Burrows in sand and mud (Ref. 2683). While buried, it waits for its prey, attracting them by means of its appendage. Feeds mainly on fish (Ref. 5377).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

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Roux, C., 1990. Uranoscopidae. p. 897-898. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7366)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

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Uranoscopus polli Cadenat, 1951