star-gazer

Uranoscopus scaber

Releasing biological electrical currents

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Large
Tropical fish

The Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber) is a marine ray-finned fish in the stargazer family Uranoscopidae. It is one of few fish capable of bioelectrogenesis.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Uranoscopidae
Genus: Uranoscopus
Maximum length: 56.4 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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