Estuary stargazer

Leptoscopus macropygus, the estuary stargazer, is a species of southern sandfish endemic to the Pacific waters around New Zealand.[1] It occurs at depths between a few and 60 m. This species can reach a length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) FL.[1] It is currently the only known member of its genus.

Estuary stargazer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Leptoscopidae
Genus: Leptoscopus
T. N. Gill, 1859
Species:
L. macropygus
Binomial name
Leptoscopus macropygus
Synonyms
  • Uranoscopus macropygus J. Richardson, 1846

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Leptoscopus macropygus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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