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

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

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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