Uranoscopidae

Scaly stargazer

Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis

Thirty Three Centimeters Uranoscopid Fish from Australian Waters

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Africa
• Oceania
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The scaly stargazer (Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis) is a stargazer of the family Uranoscopidae. It is a demersal species which has been recorded at depths between 40 and 800 metres (130 and 2,620 ft), although it is most commonly recorded at 200–400 metres (660–1,310 ft). It has a maximum length of 33 centimetres (13 in).