Astroscopus sexspinosus

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Astroscopus sexspinosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Uranoscopidae
Genus: Astroscopus
Species:
A. sexspinosus
Binomial name
Astroscopus sexspinosus
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms [1]
  • Uranoscopus sexspinosusSteindachner, 1876

Astroscopus sexspinosus, the Brazilian stargazer, is a species of electric stargazer ( Astroscopus ) found off the coast of southern Brazil and northern Argentina. The Brazilian stargazer can be found to depths of 49 feet (15m). [2]

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References

  1. "Astroscopus sexspinosus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Astroscopus sexspinosus" in FishBase . September 2021 version.