Spotted stargazer
(Redirected from Genyagnus monopterygius)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Uranoscopidae |
| Genus: | Genyagnus Gill, 1861 |
| Species: | G. monopterygius
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| Genyagnus monopterygius (Schneider, 1801)
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Uranoscopus monopterygius Schneider, 1801 | |
The spotted stargazer (Genyagnus monopterygius) is a stargazer of the family Uranoscopidae, found on the continental shelf around New Zealand and other southern Pacific islands, at depths down to 100 metres (330 ft). It is known to grow up to 45 centimetres (18 in) in length.
References
[edit]- ^ Fricke, R.; McEachran, J. & Williams, J.T. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Genyagnus monopterygius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154660A115218517. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154660A4599939.en.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Genyagnus monopterygius". FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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