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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.
Eponymy: Hirokazu Kishimoto, of Tokai University, is a Japanese ichthyologist noted for his research on stargazers. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 300 - 308 m (Ref. 128009). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia (Lombok), Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea,
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 128009)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Wervels: 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).
Cross section: oval.
Occurs on soft bottoms of lower continental shelf, relatively deep (300-308 m) (Ref. 128009).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00794 (0.00325 - 0.01941), b=3.09 (2.89 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (24 of 100). 🛈 |