smooth stargazer

Kathetostoma averruncus

Uranoscopid Fish beneath Eastern Pacific

smooth stargazer is a marine fish of Eastern Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 32 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Uranoscopidae
Genus: Kathetostoma
Maximum length: 32 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Isla Lobos de Tierra, Peru and the Galapagos Islands. Rare north of central Baja California, Mexico (Ref. 2850 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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