Xenocephalus

<i>Xenocephalus</i>

Xenocephalus

Genus of fishes

Xenocephalus is a genus of bony fish from the family Uranoscopidae, the stargazers. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and are benthic, ambush predators.

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Species

The following species are classified within Xenocephalus:[3]

  • Xenocephalus armatus Kaup, 1858
  • Xenocephalus australiensis (Kishimoto, 1989)
  • Xenocephalus cribratus (Kishimoto, 1989)
  • Xenocephalus egregious (Jordan & Thompson, 1905)
  • Xenocephalus elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
  • Xenocephalus innotabilis (Waite, 1904)

References

  1. [1]
    Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. [2]
    Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Uranoscopidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Xenocephalus in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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