Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis Barnard, 1927
Scaly stargazer
photo by Mincarone, M.M.

Family:  Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Max. size:  33 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 40 - 800 m
Distribution:  Southern hemisphere: off southern Africa (from Walvis Ridge and off Namibia to Madagascar Ridge); Australia (Western Australia to northern New South Wales); off New Zealand, Norfolk Island Ridge; and Rio Grande Plateau.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-10. A row of 9-10 short conical tubercles in front of dorsal fin. Slate blue dorsolaterally, with round black spots (Ref. 6651).
Biology:  Specimens usually collected by bottom trawlers at 200 to 800 m depth; longlines between 40 to 100 m depth (Ref. 59152).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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