Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Southern Stargazer
Astroscopus ygraecum
Southern Stargazer
Category: Stargazers
Scientific Name: Astroscopus ygraecum
Size: 8 to 18 in. (20 to 45 cm)  
Depth: 6-120 ft. (2-37 m)
Distribution: Florida, Gulf of America, Yucatan peninsula
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Uranoscopoidei (Suborder)
      └Uranoscopidae (Family) Stargazers
       └Astroscopus (Genus)
        └A. ygraecum (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159252🔗

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