| Family: |
Uranoscopidae (Stargazers) |
| Max. size: |
27 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 179 - 220 m |
| Distribution: |
Northern Indian Ocean: Somalia and Yemen (Gulf of Aden), Oman (Arabian Sea) and India (Coromandel coast, Ganjam coast, Chennai coast). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 13-13. This medium-sized species is distinguished by the following characters: large head (head length 2.7-2.9 in SL); 4-7 spines on lower edge of preopercle; labial fimbriae well-developed; nostrils with short tubiform valve; dorsoposterior margin of pectoral-fin truncate; colour of lower half of pectoral-fin and membranes of caudal-fin yellow in fresh specimens; in adults, oblique scale rows along the sides of the body 52-54, in juveniles and subadults 41-54 (Ref. 94018). |
| Biology: |
Found on soft bottoms of lower continental shelf and at relatively narrow depth range (Ref. 94018). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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