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Astroscopus sexspinosus (Steindachner, 1876)
Brazilian stargazer
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Astroscopus sexspinosus
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Etymology: Astroscopus: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, skopeo = to look, to watch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.
Etymology: Astroscopus: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, skopeo = to look, to watch (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 15 m (Ref. 26375). Subtropical; 22°S - 41°S, 64°W - 40°W
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Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to northern Argentina.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27363); common length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6077)
Max length : 31.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27363); common length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6077)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Body yellowish green dorsally, head vaguely brownish, greyish white ventrally (Ref. 27363).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in sandy bottoms, gravel or mud, adults between 5-15 m, juveniles between 0-5 meters on the edge of beaches and protected bays (Ref. 26375).
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Main reference
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Cervigón, F. and W. Fischer, 1979. INFOPESCA. Catálogo de especies marinas de interes economico actual o potencial para América Latina. Parte 1. Atlántico centro y suroccidental. FAO/UNDP, SIC/79/1. 372 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 6077)
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