star-gazer
Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758
- Name authority
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Common name
- star-gazer
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Uranoscopidae
- Genus
- Uranoscopus
- 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
- genusUranoscopus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesUranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Uranoscopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Uranoscopus cognatus Cantor, 1849 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uranoscopus chinensis Guichenot, 1882 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uranoscopus guttatus Cuvier, 1829 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uranoscopus kaianus Günther, 1880 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uranoscopus fuscomaculatus Kner, 1868 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uranoscopus albesca Regan, 1915 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uranoscopus affinis Cuvier, 1829 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uranoscopus tosae (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925) | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uranoscopus kishimotoi Fricke, 2018 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Uranoscopus tectiformis Schwarzhans, 2019 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Uranoscopus rosette Randall & Arnold, 2012 | UranoscopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Uranoscopus occidentalis Agassiz, 1831 Agassiz, 1831 | synonym |
| Uranoscopus bufo Valenciennes, 1843 Valenciennes, 1843 | synonym |
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.
- Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542 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:7DPGB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.