Uranoscopus bicinctus Marbled Stargazer

Uranoscopus bicinctus is commonly referred to as Marbled Stargazer. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

3861 

AphiaID:

274031 

Scientific:

Uranoscopus bicinctus 

German:

Marmorierter Himmelsgucker 

English:

Marbled Stargazer 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Uranoscopidae (Family) > Uranoscopus (Genus) > bicinctus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 

Occurrence:

Australia, China, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Sulawesi Utara, Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

100 - 186 Meter 

Habitats:

Gravel soil, Reef-associated, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

29,5 cm 

Weight:

453 g 

Temperature:

22,9 °F - 84.2 °F (22,9°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Uranoscopus affinis
• Uranoscopus albesca
• Uranoscopus archionema
• Uranoscopus bauchotae
• 
  Uranoscopus bicinctus
  Marmorierter Himmelsgucker
• Uranoscopus cadenati
• Uranoscopus chinensis
• Uranoscopus cognatus
• Uranoscopus crassiceps
• Uranoscopus dahlakensis
• 
  Uranoscopus dollfusi
  Dollfus 'Sterngucker, Dollfuß Stargazer Fisch
• Uranoscopus filibarbis
• Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus
• Uranoscopus guttatus
• Uranoscopus japonicus
• Uranoscopus kaianus
• Uranoscopus marisrubri
• Uranoscopus marmoratus
• Uranoscopus oligolepis
• Uranoscopus polli
• 
  Uranoscopus scaber
  Meerpfaff, Rauer Himmelsgucker
• 
  Uranoscopus sulphureus
  Weissrand Himmelsgucker
• Uranoscopus tosae
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Uranoscopus rosette
  Himmelsgucker, Sterngucker
• 
  Uranoscopus sp. 01
  Himmelsgucker

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-10-08 10:48:38 

Last edit:

2025-11-01 09:18:27 

Toxicity

Uranoscopus bicinctus is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Uranoscopus bicinctus, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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