Scaled Stargazer, Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis

Scientific name: Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis
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Scaled Stargazer, Pleuroscopus pseudodorsalis Click to enlarge image
Scaled Stargazer is a bottom-dwelling fish found in the South Atlantic, southern Indian and south-western Pacific oceans. Image: lachlan_fetterplace
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  • Classification
    Genus
    Pleuroscopus
    Species
    pseudodorsalis

A large Scaled Stargazer at De Costi, Sydney Fish Market, 29 November 2014. The fish was about 80 cm long and weighed at least 15 kg.