Astroscopus guttatus
Northern Stargazer
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Astroscopus
Astroscopus guttatus (Northern Stargazer)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
Western Atlantic: USA.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal.
Biology
Cleithral spine with venom gland (Ref. 57406). Found inshore, at depths to 36 m (Ref. 55313).
Max length: 59.0 cm TL; max weight: 9100 g.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2014-11-18. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish.
References
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray (1986) A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p.
IGFA (2001) Database of IGFA angling records until 2001. IGFA, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Florida Museum of Natural History (2005) Biological profiles: northern stargazer. Retrieved on 26 August 2005, from www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/StarGazerNorth/StarGazeNorth.htm. Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History: Education-Biological Profiles. FLMNH, University of Florida.
Patzner, R.A. (2008) Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p.
Watson, W. (1996) Uranoscopidae: Stargazers. p. 1144-1147. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505p.
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