Marbled stargazer
(Uranoscopus bicinctus)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
Scientific names:
Marbled stargazer
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: India east to Indochina, then north to Japan and China to the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.
Max length : 29.5 cm TL; max. published weight: 453 g
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 13.
Indonesian form has pale body with dark blotches. Body dark brown with 3 distinct broad black bands. Respiratory valve inside lower jaw with a thick orange tentacle.
Found above 100 m on sandy gravel bottom. Lives on muddy substrates and rarely observed. Hides in sandy bottoms and sucks up animals with sand and debris into the mouth.
