Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Synanceiidae | Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes Rank Species | |
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Genus Trachicephalus
Swainson, 1839 Similar Scorpaeniformes, Choridactylus, Inimicus sinensis | ||
Trachicephalus uranoscopus, the star-gazing stonefish, is a species of stonefish native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it is found on muddy bottoms in estuaries. This venomous species is also a minor component of local commercial fisheries. This species grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) SL. This species is the only known member of the genus Trachicephalus.
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