Atlantic Stargazer

Uranoscopus scaber

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Max Depth

400 m

Description

Uranoscopus scaber is a marine, subtropical fish of family Uranoscopidae. Its body is suited for living on the sea floor, and is one of few fish capable of bioelectrogenesis, or the ability to generate an electric charge. Description Typical of stargazers, its body is somewhat dorso-ventrally flattened, lacks a sw... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Montenegro Romania Mediterranean Sea Turkey North Lebanon +41 more in Seabook

Colors

white

brown

Habitat and Environment

Mud and Sand

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Edible

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Social Behaviour

Solitary

Venomous

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Danger to human

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