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CAAB: 37400007

Species Uranoscopus bicinctus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844

Marbled Stargazer

 

Introduction

There is some uncertainty over the correct name of this species and distribution, and the Australian population may represent a separate species.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Off Shark Bay (25°21'S) to North of Port Hedland, WA; tropical, Indo-West Pacific.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 25-85 m.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
08-Oct-2015 TRACHINOIDEI 25-Aug-2015 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
22-Sep-2011 22-Sep-2011 MODIFIED
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED