Description

---

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Body yellowish green dorsally, head vaguely brownish, greyish white ventrally (Ref. 27363).

Common Names

---

Brasiliansk stjernekigger , Danish , Denmark

Brazilian stargazer , English , Global

Uranoscope miraciel , French , France

Minami-denkimishima , Japanese , Japan

六棘星鰧 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Bacalhau , Portuguese , Brazil

Bacalhau-da-praia , Portuguese , Brazil

Mira-céu , Portuguese , Brazil

Miracéu , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Peixe-sapo , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Tanduju , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Cura , Spanish , Argentina

Fraile , Spanish , Argentina

Fraile , Spanish , Uruguay

Miracielo brasileño , Spanish , Spain

Pez cura , Spanish , Argentina

Vieja , Spanish , Argentina

Vieja , Spanish , Uruguay

Taxonomic Hierarchy

---

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei

Family: Uranoscopidae

Genus: Astroscopus

Species: Astroscopus sexspinosus (Steindachner, 1876)

Climate Zone

---

Subtropical

Location

---

Southwest Atlantic: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to northern Argentina.

Biology

---

Found in sandy bottoms, gravel or mud, adults between 5-15 m, juveniles between 0-5 meters on the edge of beaches and protected bays (Ref. 26375).

Habitat

---

demersal