Family : Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Longnosed stargazer
Fish Name : Ichthyscopus lebeck
Max size : 60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 42788)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: mainly from the southern coasts of India; a single record from Singapore.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-20; Anal soft rays: 17-18; Vertebrae: 26. Canary yellow with buffer brown markings along sides, enclosing pure white round or oval spots; some spots of same white color on pectoral and dorsal fins; dark bar across caudal and pectoral fins. Posterior nostril diagonally or longitudinally elongated (Ref. 42788).
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Pietsch, T.W.. 1989. (Ref. 36968)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses