Uranoscopus kishimotoi Fricke, 2018
Tube-nosed stargazer

Family:  Uranoscopidae (Stargazers)
Max. size:  18 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 300 - 308 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia (Lombok), Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea,
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 25-25. This small species is distinguished by the following characters: a moderately large head, its length 3.1 in SL; lower edge of preopercle has 3 spines; no labial fimbriae; both anterior and posterior nostrils have long tubiform valves; supracleithrum with a sharp spine at rear end and one additional small spine inside; dorso-posterior margin of pectoral fin is concave; adult with 59 oblique scale-rows along the sides of the body. Colouration: upper pectoral-fin membranes pale and lower membranes brown (Ref. 128009). Description: D V + i,14; A i,12; pectoral fin i,9,viii (totally 18).
Biology:  Occurs on soft bottoms of lower continental shelf, relatively deep (300-308 m) (Ref. 128009).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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