Brazilian stargazer

Astroscopus sexspinosus

Uranoscopid Fish beneath the Brazilian Coast

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
South America
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Astroscopus sexspinosus, the Brazilian stargazer, is a species of electric stargazer (Astroscopus) found off the coast of southern Brazil and northern Argentina. The Brazilian stargazer can be found to depths of 49 feet (15m).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Uranoscopidae
Genus: Astroscopus
Maximum length: 31 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to northern Argentina.

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