Long-nosed Stargazer
Ichthyscopus lebeck
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ratmuangkhwang, S., some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) P Jeganathan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Long-nosed Stargazer, whitespotted stargazer
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Pez astronomo pintado
- Simplified Chinese
- 向天虎, 含笑, 大頭丁, 披肩瞻星魚, 披肩鰧, 眼鏡魚
Other scientific names: Ichthyoscopus lebeck, Uranoscopus inermis, Uranoscopus lebeck
Similar species
- fringed stargazer
Ichthyscopus barbatus
- Banded Stargazer
Ichthyscopus fasciatus
- Double-banded Stargazer
Ichthyscopus insperatus
- Blackfin Stargazer
Ichthyscopus nigripinnis
- Northern Stargazer
Ichthyscopus sannio
- Spiny Stargazer
Ichthyscopus spinosus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 27 open-data records from 1801 to 1941.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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