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Spotted stargazer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Uranoscopidae |
Genus: | Genyagnus Gill, 1861 |
Species: | G. monopterygius
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Binomial name | |
Genyagnus monopterygius (Schneider, 1801)
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Synonyms | |
Uranoscopus monopterygius Schneider, 1801 |
The spotted stargazer (Genyagnus monopterygius) is a stargazer of the family Uranoscopidae, found on the continental shelf around New Zealand and other southern Pacific islands, at depths down to 100 metres (330 ft). It is known to grow up to 45 centimetres (18 in) in length.