Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Uranoscopidae Stargazers

Genus: Kathetostoma

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Kathetostoma albigutta
[Lancer stargazer]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Kathetostoma averruncus
[Smooth stargazer]

No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 56 cm SL

Kathetostoma binigrasella
[]

No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 65 cm TL

Kathetostoma canaster
[]

Photo by FAO

Kathetostoma cubana
[Spiny stargazer]

No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 4.4 cm TL

Kathetostoma fluviatilis
[]

Photo by SeaFIC

Kathetostoma giganteum
[Giant stargazer]

Photo by CSIRO

Kathetostoma laeve
[Common stargazer]

Photo by CSIRO

Kathetostoma nigrofasciatum
[Deepwater stargazer]

9 Species of Family Uranoscopidae with Genus Kathetostoma
(Stargazers)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1892	Kathetostoma albigutta	Lancer stargazer	Western Atlantic	28 TL
1890	Kathetostoma averruncus	Smooth stargazer	Eastern Pacific	32 TL
2011	Kathetostoma binigrasella		Pacific Ocean	56 SL
1987	Kathetostoma canaster		Eastern Indian Ocean	65 TL
1941	Kathetostoma cubana	Spiny stargazer	Western Central Atlantic	30 TL
1872	Kathetostoma fluviatilis		Oceania	4.4 TL
1873	Kathetostoma giganteum	Giant stargazer	Southwest Pacific	90 TL
1801	Kathetostoma laeve	Common stargazer	Eastern Indian Ocean	75 TL
1915	Kathetostoma nigrofasciatum	Deepwater stargazer	Eastern Indian Ocean	28 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Uranoscopidae StargazersGenus: Kathetostoma(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Uranoscopidae Stargazers

Genus: Kathetostoma

(See list of species below)