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Kathetostoma averruncus Jordan & Bollman, 1890

Common Names

  • Glat stjernekigger , Danish , Denmark
  • Smooth stargazer , English , USA
  • Smooth stargazer , English , Global
  • Uranoscope bouledogue , French , France
  • 光竖口鰧 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 光豎口鰧 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Buldog , Spanish , Ecuador
  • Miracielo buldog , Spanish , Mexico
  • Miracielo buldog , Spanish , Spain
  • Miracielo bulldog , Spanish , Nicaragua
  • Miracielo sapo , Spanish , Mexico
  • Slät stjärnkikare , Swedish , Sweden

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei

    Family: Uranoscopidae

    Genus: Kathetostoma

    Species: Kathetostoma averruncus Jordan & Bollman, 1890

    Climate Zone

  • bathydemersal

    • Biology

    Found on bottom. Feeds mainly on other fishes. Young are pelagic and eaten by large predatory fishes such as tunas. Spine above pectoral fin probably slightly venomous.

    Habitat

    bathydemersal

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Venomous