Ichthyscopus
Genus of fishes
| Ichthyscopus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ichthyscopus lebeck | |
Scientific 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
- ^ Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Ichthyscopus Swainson, 1839". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ichthyscopus". FishBase. February 2018 version.
