Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Leptoscopidae Southern sandfishes



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5 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Crapatalus angusticeps
[Slender stargazer]
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Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Crapatalus munroi
[Robust pygmy-stargazer]
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Crapatalus novaezelandiae
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Photo by McDowall, R.M.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm FL
Leptoscopus macropygus (Richardson, 1846)

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Leptoscopus macropygus
[Estuary stargazer]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Lesueurina platycephala Fowler, 1908

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Lesueurina platycephala
[Flathead pygmy-stargazer]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Crapatalus angusticeps Slender stargazer Southwest Pacific 40 TL 1874
Crapatalus munroi Robust pygmy-stargazer Eastern Indian Ocean 12 TL 1987
Crapatalus novaezelandiae Southwest Pacific 1861
Leptoscopus macropygus Estuary stargazer Southwest Pacific 17 FL 1846
Lesueurina platycephala Flathead pygmy-stargazer Indo-West Pacific 11 SL 1908



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