Trachicephalus uranoscopus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Synanceiidae
- Genus
- Trachicephalus
- Species
- Trachicephalus uranoscopus
- Scientific Name
- Trachicephalus uranoscopus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Stargazing stonefish
The stargazing stonefish (Trachicephalus uranoscopus) is a species of stonefish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it is found on muddy bottoms in estuaries. This venomous species is also a minor component of local commercial fisheries. This species grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. This species is the only known member of the genus Trachicephalus.
...Trachicephalus uranoscopus in languages:
- Czech
- odranec nebehledný
- English
- Stargazing stonefish
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