Marbled stargazer
📖 Overview
Found above 100 m on sandy gravel bottom . Lives on muddy substrates and rarely observed . Hides in sandy bottoms and sucks up animals with sand and debris into the mouth.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal spines: 13. Indonesian form has pale body with dark blotches . Body dark brown with 3 distinct broad black bands. Respiratory valve inside lower jaw with a thick orange tentacle (Ref 42788).: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Marbled stargazer is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 100 m . Tropical West Pacific: India east to Indochina, then north to Japan and China to the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Marbled Stargazer |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Meganeuo · メガネウオ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Чернополосый звездочёт |
| 🌍THA | ปลาอุบแก้มหนามสองแถบ |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 向天虎 · 含笑 · 大頭丁 · 眼鏡魚 · 雙斑瞻星魚 · 雙斑鰧 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 11 records indexed .
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