Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Marbled Stargazer
Uranoscopus bicinctus
Marbled Stargazer
Also known as: Reticulate Stargazer
Category: Stargazers
Scientific Name: Uranoscopus bicinctus
Size: Up to 14 in. (35 cm)  
Depth: 15-300 ft. (5-90 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Australia
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
       └Uranoscopus (Genus)
        └U. bicinctus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 274031🔗
iNaturalist ID: 348512🔗

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