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).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Uranoscopidae
Genus: Pleuroscopus
Maximum length: 33 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southern hemisphere: off southern Africa (from Walvis Ridge and off Namibia to Madagascar Ridge); Australia (Western Australia to northern New South Wales); off New Zealand, Norfolk Island Ridge; and Rio Grande Plateau.

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