WoRMS taxon details
Uranoscopidae Bonaparte, 1831
Genus Astroscopus Brevoort, 1860
Genus Genyagnus Gill, 1861
Genus Ichthyscopus Swainson, 1839
Genus Kathetostoma Günther, 1860
Genus Pleuroscopus Barnard, 1927
Genus Selenoscopus Okamura & Kishimoto, 1993
Genus Uranoscopus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858
Genus Ariscopus Jordan & Snyder, 1902 accepted as Gnathagnus Gill, 1861 accepted as Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858
Genus Cathetostoma accepted as Kathetostoma Günther, 1860
Genus Execestides Jordan & Thompson, 1905 accepted as Gnathagnus Gill, 1861 accepted as Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858
Genus Gnathagnus Gill, 1861 accepted as Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858 (synonym)
Genus Ichthyoscopus accepted as Ichthyscopus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Zalescopus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Uranoscopus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Genyagnus Gill, 1861
Genus Ichthyscopus Swainson, 1839
Genus Kathetostoma Günther, 1860
Genus Pleuroscopus Barnard, 1927
Genus Selenoscopus Okamura & Kishimoto, 1993
Genus Uranoscopus Linnaeus, 1758
Genus Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858
Genus Ariscopus Jordan & Snyder, 1902 accepted as Gnathagnus Gill, 1861 accepted as Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858
Genus Cathetostoma accepted as Kathetostoma Günther, 1860
Genus Execestides Jordan & Thompson, 1905 accepted as Gnathagnus Gill, 1861 accepted as Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858
Genus Gnathagnus Gill, 1861 accepted as Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858 (synonym)
Genus Ichthyoscopus accepted as Ichthyscopus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
Genus Zalescopus Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 accepted as Uranoscopus Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Scaleless or with small smooth scales. Large cuboidal head. Mouth strongly...
Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Scaleless or with small smooth scales. Large cuboidal head. Mouth strongly oblique, with fringed lips. Eyes dorsally located or nearly dorsal. Lateral line high. Pelvic fins jugular and very close to each other. One spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Dorsal fin moderately long; many without spinous dorsal. Anal fin moderately long. Some species use a small vermiform filament originating from floor of mouth for attracting prey fish. Two large poison spines, with double-grooves and a poison gland basally, located behind opercle and above pectorals. Vertebrae 24-26. The genus Astroscopus with internal nostrils for inhalation and electric organs. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Uranoscopidae Bonaparte, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125573 on 2023-06-02
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Scaleless or with small smooth scales. Large cuboidal head. Mouth strongly oblique, with fringed lips. Eyes dorsally located or nearly dorsal. Lateral line high. Pelvic fins jugular and very close to each other. One spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Dorsal fin moderately long; many without spinous dorsal. Anal fin moderately long. Some species use a small vermiform filament originating from floor of mouth for attracting prey fish. Two large poison spines, with double-grooves and a poison gland basally, located behind opercle and above pectorals. Vertebrae 24-26. The genus Astroscopus with internal nostrils for inhalation and electric organs. [details]
