Selenoscopus
Selenoscopus is a monotypic genus of stargazer from the family Uranoscopidae. The only species in the genus is Selenoscopus turbisquamatus, a bathydemersal species found in the western Pacific Ocean from Japan to the northern Tasman Sea at depths of 100–500 metres (330–1,640 ft).[2]
| Selenoscopus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Uranoscopidae |
| Genus: | Selenoscopus |
| Species: | S. turbisquamatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Selenoscopus turbisquamatus Okamura & Kishimoto, 1993[1] | |
References
- Bailly N, ed. (2015). "Selenoscopus Okamura & Kishimoto, 1993". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Selenoscopus turbisquamatus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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