Astroscopus Explained

Astroscopus, the electric stargazers, is a genus of stargazers, a type of percomorph fish from the family Uranoscopidae, part of the order Trachiniformes.[1] The species in this genus are anatomically distinct uranoscopids, being characterized by internal nares and being the only group of marine bony fish having organs which produce electricity which are derived from the extraocular muscles. They are found on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas.

Species

There are four extant and one extinct species included in Astroscopus:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classification of fishes from Fishes of the World 5th Edition . Nelson, JS . Grande, TC . Wilson, MVH . amp . 2016 . 10 June 2018 . 13 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200313140909/https://81a86d48-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/fotw5th/home/FotW5Classification.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7coP7L850hc2KblijBZWJQpzKfQY5GAjnopzwval2xwnqist9WExZkxt7SF4OvVwR9AV965qa40-EYcVHCT05XcutxECBaraK4JiAiyzAxdDFtfYwmxnc4qgd7WRfrmAa9Tcd7C54K_LSySz6efxuNIrxKbUgiBWoJRxaW5HwFGnsUfIyPF6xng6Po7_GYRbA0tP9UW-XtL1aWLcrBineCR5HtI3Up70XgyfXNc6fAtPJOyGe5s%3D&attredirects=1 . dead .
  2. Carnevale . Godfrey . Pietsch . 2011 . Stargazer (Teleostei, Uranoscopidae) Cranial Remains from the Miocene Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, U.S.A. (St. Marys Formation, Chesapeake Group) . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 31 . 6. 1200–1209 . 10.1080/02724634.2011.606856.