Yellowtail Stargazer, Uranoscopus cognatus Cantor 1850
Other Names: Twospined Yellowtail Stargazer, Two-spined Yellow-tail Stargazer
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Yellowtail Stargazer, Uranoscopus cognatus Cantor 1850
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Distribution |
In Australia, known from Shark Bay, WA (25°21'S) to the Gulf of Carpentaria, QLD (11°59'S, 141°E). The species occurs elsewhere in the tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific. |
Species Citation |
Uranoscopus cognatus Cantor, 1850, J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 18(2): 1003. Type locality: Sea of Penang (as Pinang), Malaysia. |
Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Yellowtail Stargazer, Uranoscopus cognatus Cantor 1850
References
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