Ichthyscopus

Ichthyscopus is a genus of stargazers from the family Uranoscopidae. They are ambush predators from the western Indo-Pacific region.

Ichthyscopus
Ichthyscopus lebeck
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Uranoscopidae
Genus: Ichthyscopus
Swainson, 1839[1]
Type species
Uranoscopus inermis
Cuvier 1829
Synonyms

Anema Günther, 1860

Species

The following species are classified as members of the genus Ichthyscopus:[2]

  • Ichthyscopus barbatus Mees, 1960
  • Ichthyscopus fasciatus Haysom, 1957
  • Ichthyscopus insperatus Mees, 1960
  • Ichthyscopus lebeck (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Ichthyscopus malacopterus (Anonymous [Bennett], 1830)
  • Ichthyscopus nigripinnis Gomon & Johnson, 1999
  • Ichthyscopus sannio Whitley, 1936
  • Ichthyscopus spinosus Mees, 1960

References

  1. Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Ichthyscopus Swainson, 1839". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Ichthyscopus in FishBase. February 2018 version.


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