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Uranoscopidae
25 species in this family
The Uranoscopidae family belongs to the weevers, stargazers & sandlances and includes 25 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Best-known species
Atlantic stargazer
Uranoscopus scaber
Uranoscopidae
Giant stargazer
Kathetostoma giganteum
Uranoscopidae
Banded stonelifter
Kathetostoma laeve
Uranoscopidae
Bluespotted stargazer
Xenocephalus elongatus
Uranoscopidae
Blue stargazer
Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis
Uranoscopidae
Poll's stargazer
Uranoscopus polli
Uranoscopidae
Stargazer
Xenocephalus innotabilis
Uranoscopidae
Yellowtail stargazer
Uranoscopus cognatus
Uranoscopidae
Blackbanded stargazer
Uranoscopus bicinctus
Uranoscopidae
Longnosed stargazer
Ichthyscopus lebeck
Uranoscopidae
All species from A to Z
Atlantic stargazer
Uranoscopus scaber
Uranoscopidae
Banded stonelifter
Kathetostoma laeve
Uranoscopidae
Blackbanded stargazer
Uranoscopus bicinctus
Uranoscopidae
Blackfin stargazer
Ichthyscopus nigripinnis
Uranoscopidae
Blue stargazer
Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis
Uranoscopidae
Bluespotted stargazer
Xenocephalus elongatus
Uranoscopidae
Chinese stargazer
Uranoscopus chinensis
Uranoscopidae
Drab nakednape stargazer
Uranoscopus oligolepis
Uranoscopidae
Freckled stargazer
Xenocephalus egregius
Uranoscopidae
Giant stargazer
Kathetostoma giganteum
Uranoscopidae
Kai stargazer
Uranoscopus kaianus
Uranoscopidae
Lancer stargazer
Kathetostoma albigutta
Uranoscopidae
Longnosed stargazer
Ichthyscopus lebeck
Uranoscopidae
Northern stargazer
Astroscopus guttatus
Uranoscopidae
Pacific stargazer
Astroscopus zephyreus
Uranoscopidae
Poll's stargazer
Uranoscopus polli
Uranoscopidae
Sieve stargazer
Xenocephalus cribratus
Uranoscopidae
Smooth stargazer
Kathetostoma averruncus
Uranoscopidae
Southern stargazer
Astroscopus y-graecum
Uranoscopidae
Speckled stargazer (Kathetostoma canaster)
Uranoscopidae
Spotted stargazer
Uranoscopus guttatus
Uranoscopidae
Stargazer
Xenocephalus innotabilis
Uranoscopidae
Tosa stargazer
Uranoscopus tosae
Uranoscopidae
Whitened stargazer
Uranoscopus albesca
Uranoscopidae
Yellowtail stargazer
Uranoscopus cognatus
Uranoscopidae