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  Ethan Frome
The stargazer fishes are in the family Uranoscopidae, Order Perciformes, under the Suborder Teleostomi.
Uranoscopidae is closely related to the toadfish (Batrachoididae) and these two resemble each other in form and habits.
Fish belonging to family Uranoscopidae are characterized by a large square head with dorsally or dorsal-laterally directed eyes on top (thus the name of ‘stargazer’).
www.sbs.utexas.edu /bio354l/Projects/2002/DAO_JASMINE_QUYNH/dao.html   (2475 words)

  
 Stargazer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other meanings of stargazer, see Stargazer (disambiguation).
The stargazers are a family Uranoscopidae of perciform fish that have eyes on top of their heads (thus the name).
The family includes about 50 species in 8 genera, all marine and found worldwide in shallow waters.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stargazer   (232 words)

  
 Astroscopus guttatus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
North Carolina Aquariums:...three varieties of Stargazers from the Family Uranoscopidae are found in North Carolina waters: the Northern Stargazer, Astroscopus guttatus, the Southern...
TM 171 Table 3: Stargazer uncl, Uranoscopidae, Combined, 4, 2, 2.
: Stiped mullet, Mugil cephalus, J,A. White mullet, Mugil curema, J,A. Stargazers, Uranoscopidae, Northern stargazer, Astroscopus guttatus, A. Combtooth blennies, Blenniidae,...
specieslist.com /fish_species/A/Astroscopus_guttatus.shtml   (827 words)

  
 stargazer - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
STARGAZER [stargazer] common name for any of several species of marine fishes of the family Uranoscopidae, found in southern waters, and having the mouth, nostrils, and eyes set high in the head.
Stargazers lie buried in the sand, waiting for their prey of small crustaceans.
Stargazers of both families are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, families Uranoscopidae and Dactyloscopidae.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/s/stargaze.asp   (247 words)

  
 Martin Fellows Gomon
Uranoscopidae (Kathetostoma, Xenocephalus = Gnathagnus, Pleuroscopus, Ichthyscopus, Uranoscopus)
A description of a new Australian species of Uranoscopus (Uranoscopidae).
A new fringed stargazer (Uranoscopidae: Ichthyscopus) with descriptions of the other Australian species.
www.amol.org.au /collection/hostedwebs/fish/researchers/gomon.html   (580 words)

  
 MavicaNET - Uranoscopes (Uranoscopidae)
Catalogue / Nature / Vie / Animaux / Fishes (Pisces) / Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) / Perciformes / Uranoscopes (Uranoscopidae)
This file contains a systematic overview of Uranoscopidae, featuring links to books, other pages on the web about Uranoscopidae, pictures etc. Common names in different languages may be also available as well as a short dutch description to the taxon.
The Family Uranoscopidae contains these Genera: ; Astroscopus, Gnathagnus, Ichthyscopus, Kathetostoma, Pleuroscopus, Selenoscopus, Uranoscopus.
www.mavicanet.com /lite/fra/25152.html?sortby=1   (233 words)

  
 IKIP: Biographies: Pietsch
National Science Foundation Grant DEB 79-12184: The Care and Use of the Fish Collections of the School of Fisheries, University of Washington, 1979-1981.
National Science Foundation: Systematics and Zoogeography of Marine Shorefishes of the Family Uranoscopidae, 1985-1989.
National Science Foundation: Care and Use of the Fish Collection of the School of Fisheries, University of Washington, 1988-1991.
www.uwfishcollection.org /okhotskia/ikip/Results/Bios/pietsch.html   (1080 words)

  
 Information by Country - Search Result   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Pietsch, T.W. 1989 Phylogenetic relationships of trachinoid fishes of the family Uranoscopidae.
Pietsch, T.W. and R. Kishimoto 1989 Uranoscopus chinensis Guichenot, in Sauvage, 1882, a senior synonym of Uranoscopus flavipinnis Kishimoto, 1987 (Teleostei: Uranoscopidae).
Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in December 2001.
www.fishbase.org /Nomenclature/FamilyRefList.cfm?FamCode=378   (471 words)

  
 Stargazers (Uranoscopus) on the Shores of Singapore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
They have been seen on our Northern shores, usually buried in sand bars and sandy shores.
belong to the Family Uranoscopidae which has 8 genera and 50 species found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.
Family Uranoscopidae (Stargazers) from FishBase: Technical fact sheet on the order, including a fact sheets on Uranoscopus japonicus and Uranoscopus cognatus (Two-spined yellow-tail stargazer)
www.wildsingapore.com /wildshores/vertebrates/fish/uranoscopidae/uranoscopidae.htm   (275 words)

  
 stargazer
stargazer, common name for any of several species of marine fishes of the family Uranoscopidae, found in southern waters, and having the mouth, nostrils, and eyes set high in the head.
, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, families Uranoscopidae and Dactyloscopidae.
Tycho Brahe - Astronomer, born 14 December 1546, Denmark's hottest stargazer
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 Definition of uranoscopidae - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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For More Information on "uranoscopidae " go to Britannica.com
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 Uranoscopidae - English-French Dictionary - WordReference.com
We found no French translation for 'Uranoscopidae' in our English to French Dictionary.
Look for a definition in our English Dictionary.
Or did you want to translate 'Uranoscopidae' from French to English?
www.wordreference.com /enfr/Uranoscopidae   (57 words)

  
 Discover Life - Fish: Uranoscopidae - Stargazers, Stargarzers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Discover Life - Fish: Uranoscopidae - Stargazers, Stargarzers
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and Galvan-Magaña, F., 1993., Geographical and size records of the electric stargazer (Astroscopus zephyreus) Gilbert and Starks, 1896 (Pisces: Uranoscopidae)., Calif. Fish & Game, 79:171-172.
pick5.pick.uga.edu /mp/20q?search=Uranoscopidae   (1007 words)

  
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