Kathetostoma giganteum Haast, 1873
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The giant stargazer (Kathetostoma giganteum) is a stargazer of the family Uranoscopidae, found on the continental shelf around New Zealand and endemic to that area.
It is commonly called monkfish, but this should not be confused with the Northern Hemisphere monkfish which is an entirely different genus of fish, Lophius, in another order, Lophiiformes.
Wikipedia contributors, Giant stargazer; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:56:05.761139+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Kathetostoma giganteum Haast, 1873
- Name authority
- Haast, 1873
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Uranoscopidae
- Genus
- Kathetostoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderUranoscopoidei
- familyUranoscopidae Bonaparte, 1831
- genusKathetostoma Günther, 1860
- speciesKathetostoma giganteum Haast, 1873
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Kathetostoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| lancer stargazerKathetostoma albigutta Bean, 1892 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kathetostoma canaster Gomon & Last, 1987 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| smooth stargazerKathetostoma averruncus Jordan & Bollman, 1890 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kathetostoma binigrasella Gomon & Roberts, 2011 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kathetostoma cubanum Barbour, 1941 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kathetostoma fluviatilis Hutton, 1872 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kathetostoma nigrofasciatum Waite & McCulloch, 1915 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Haast, J. F. J. von. (1873). Notes on some undescribed fishes of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, v. 5 (art. 29): 272–278, Pl. 16. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3R3SB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.