FB-65936 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65936 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Haplochromis Haplochromis katunzii ter Huurne & Witte, 2010 Banded stargazer Kathetostoma giganteum (non Haast, 1873) Kathetostoma laeve (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801) 2011-02-24 2024-03-19 Gomon, M.F. and C.D. Roberts0 A second New Zealand species of the stargazer genus <i>Kathetostoma</i> (Trachinoidei: Uranoscopidae). Zootaxa 2776:1-12. (Ref. 86516) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) FB-GeneralDescr-65946 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-02-24 23:22:27 2024-03-19 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65946 Found on sand or mud bottoms (Ref. 86516). Gomon, M.F. and C.D. Roberts 2011 A second New Zealand species of the stargazer genus <i>Kathetostoma</i> (Trachinoidei: Uranoscopidae). Zootaxa 2776:1-12. (Ref. 86516) FB-DiagnosticDescr-65946 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-02-25 00:00:00 2011-03-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65946 Head and body broad, head width 1.2-1.7 times its length, covered with tiny blunt knobs in juveniles to almost smooth in adults; mouth with several prominent canines between smaller canines; chin smooth; ventral margin of preopercle with four spine-like processes; anterior end of isthmus with a pair of prominent forward directed spines; prominent cleithral spine sheathed with skin above pectoral fin base; 17-19 gill rakers on first arch in the form of patches of fine teeth, patches broad, about six to ten teeth across patches, not in distinct rows, innermost teeth rather short; dorsal fin of moderate length, its base 43-66% of predorsal length; pelvic fins large, their length 23-28% SL; body whitish below usually with two broad, vertical, dark-brown, variously distinct bands or saddles across back, most distinct in juveniles and small adults (Ref. 86516). Gomon, M.F. and C.D. Roberts 2011 A second New Zealand species of the stargazer genus <i>Kathetostoma</i> (Trachinoidei: Uranoscopidae). Zootaxa 2776:1-12. (Ref. 86516) FB-Morphology-65946 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-02-25 00:00:00 2011-03-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65946 Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Analsoft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 30 - 31 Gomon, M.F. and C.D. Roberts 2011 A second New Zealand species of the stargazer genus <i>Kathetostoma</i> (Trachinoidei: Uranoscopidae). Zootaxa 2776:1-12. (Ref. 86516) FB-Distribution-65946 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-02-24 23:54:33 2025-01-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65946 Pacific Ocean: endemic to New Zealand. Gomon, M.F. and C.D. Roberts 2011 A second New Zealand species of the stargazer genus <i>Kathetostoma</i> (Trachinoidei: Uranoscopidae). Zootaxa 2776:1-12. (Ref. 86516) FB-Size-65946 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-02-24 23:22:27 2024-03-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65946 56.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 86516)) Gomon, M.F. and C.D. Roberts 2011 A second New Zealand species of the stargazer genus <i>Kathetostoma</i> (Trachinoidei: Uranoscopidae). Zootaxa 2776:1-12. (Ref. 86516) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-65946 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2011-02-24 23:22:27 2024-03-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=65946 benthopelagic; marine; depth range 10 - 500 m (Ref. 86516), usually 100 - 300 m (Ref. 86516) Gomon, M.F. and C.D. Roberts 2011 A second New Zealand species of the stargazer genus <i>Kathetostoma</i> (Trachinoidei: Uranoscopidae). Zootaxa 2776:1-12. (Ref. 86516) Gomon, M.F. and C.D. Roberts 2011 A second New Zealand species of the stargazer genus <i>Kathetostoma</i> (Trachinoidei: Uranoscopidae). Zootaxa 2776:1-12. (Ref. 86516)