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Uranoscopus scaber Stargazer

Uranoscopus scaber is commonly referred to as Stargazer. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. A aquarium size of at least 5000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.


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Uranoscopus scaber

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lexID:
3860 
AphiaID:
127093 
Scientific:
Uranoscopus scaber 
German:
Meerpfaff, Rauer Himmelsgucker 
English:
Stargazer 
Category:
Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Uranoscopidae (Family) > Uranoscopus (Genus) > scaber (Species) 
Initial determination:
Linnaeus, 1758 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, the Black Sea, Algeria, East-Atlantic Ocean, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
15 - 400 Meter 
Habitats:
Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
5.91" - 22.05" (15,8cm - 56,4cm) 
Weight:
940 g 
Temperature:
11,2 °F - 17,0 °F (11,2°C - 17,0°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 
Tank:
1099.89 gal (~ 5000L)  
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-01-03 12:49:18 

Toxicity


Uranoscopus scaber is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Uranoscopus scaber, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

Info

Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758

Oviparous, eggs, larvae and juveniles are pelagic

Synonymised names
Uranoscopus bufo Valenciennes, 1843 · unaccepted
Uranoscopus occidentalis Agassiz, 1831 · unaccepted

External links

  1. fishbase (en). Abgerufen am 03.01.2025.

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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Copyright Prof. Dr. Robert A. Patzner
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Uranoscopus scaber  (c) by Martin Hablützel, Unterwasserfoto.ch  Aufnahemort: Lanzarote, Kanarische Inseln
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Husbandry know-how of owners

am 09.07.12#1
hab diesen kerl beim tauchen sehr oft beobachtet. sehr interessanter fisch. wird auch "himmelsgucker" genannt. kann deutlich grösser als 30 cm werden und verträgt Wassertemperaturen von unter 15°C. überhaupt nicht scheu, könnte man theoretisch anfassen. (was man natürlich sein lässt)
Fûr die aquarienhaltung würde ich ihn nicht als unmöglich einstufen. er würde einen tiefen, feinen sand gebrauchen und viele kleine fische zum verputzen.

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Gruss Robin Gauff
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