WHITESPOTTED STARGAZER

Uranoscopus polli

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IUCN Red List Status: NOT EVALUATED

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  - Ray-finned fishes +
    - Perch-like fishes +
      - Stargazers +
        
        Uranoscopus +
        
        Whitespotted stargazer
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Burrows in sand and mud (Ref. 2683). While buried, it waits for its prey, attracting them by means of its appendage. Feeds mainly on fish (Ref. 5377).

	Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846 Freckled goatfish
	Polydactylus oligodon (Günther, 1860) Littlescale threadfin
	Cirrhilabrus punctatus Randall & Kuiter, 1989 Dotted wrasse
	Monopterus albus (Zuiew, 1793) Swamp eel
	Paralaubuca riveroi (Fowler, 1935)

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