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Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758
AnimalsVertebratesAgnatha and bony fish lying on the bottom
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Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- HimmelsguckerGerman (Germany)
- SternguckerGerman (Germany)
- MiracieloEuropean Spanish
- RataEuropean Spanish
- UranoscopeFrench (France)
- Rat de merFrench (France)
- TapeconFrench (France)
- Rascasse blancheFrench (France)
- HemerocetFrench (France)
- BoeufFrench (France)
- Bocca in cieloItalian (Italy)
- Pesce lucernaItalian (Italy)
- Pesce preteItalian (Italy)
- HemelkijkerDutch (Netherlands)
- SterrekijkerDutch (Netherlands)
- PapatabacoEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Uranoscopus bufo
- Uranoscopus occidentalis
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Sources
- ZIEMSKI Frédéric, PROUZET Anne in : DORIS, 03/12/2018 : Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/225
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus, 1758, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/558
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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