Slender stargazer
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| Crapatalus angusticeps (Hutton, 1874) |
The slender stargazer, Crapatalus angusticeps, is a southern sandfish of the family Leptoscopidae, found around New Zealand at depths of between a few metres and 60 m.
The uncommon slender stargazer is a small slender stargazer with a narrow head that is uniform grey-brown above, sometimes with indistinct markings, and white below.
[edit] References
- "Crapatalus angusticeps". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- 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
