Leptoscopus macropygus, the estuary stargazer, is a species of southern sandfish endemic to the Pacific waters around New Zealand.[1] It occurs at depths between a few and 60 m. This species can reach a length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) FL.[1] It is currently the only known member of its genus.
| Estuary stargazer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Leptoscopidae |
| Genus: | Leptoscopus T. N. Gill, 1859 |
| Species: | L. macropygus
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptoscopus macropygus (J. Richardson, 1846)
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References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptoscopus macropygus". FishBase. December 2013 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8