Uranoscopus arafurensis

Uranoscopus arafurensis Prokofiev, 2020

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Etymology: Uranoscopus: Greek, ouranos = sky + Greek skopein = to watch (Ref. 45335); arafurensis: Named for its type locality, Arafura Sea.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 316 m (Ref. 123279). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Arafura Sea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123279)

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Dorsal spines (total): 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 13; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: prelingual filament short and wide; preopercular with four spines and inner edge of the supracleithrum with two; no developed occipital lobes; the upper posterior margin of pectoral with a notch; A 13; total vertebrae 26; with a completely scaled predorsal region; normally developed scale between the lateral line and the base of D; oblique row of scales on the sides of the body 51. Colouration: monotonous brown on the dorsal side of the body and with a brown pigmentation of pectorals clearly visible to the naked eye, the lower half colored much more intensely than the upper one (Ref. 123279).
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Prokofiev, A.M., 2020. New species of stargazers (Uranoscopidae) from the Arafura Sea. J. Ichthyol. 60:673-680. (Ref. 123279)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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