Uranoscopus | |
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Uranoscopus scaber - type species of the genus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Trachinoidei |
Family: | Uranoscopidae |
Genus: |
Uranoscopus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758 |
Uranoscopus is a genus of stargazer fish. The name Uranoscopus is from the Greek, ouranos, sky and skopein, to watch.
There are 23 species in the genus: