Atlantic stargazer
| Atlantic stargazer | |
|---|---|
| Atlantic stargazer from the Black Sea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Uranoscopidae |
| Genus: | Uranoscopus |
| Species: | U. scaber |
| Binomial name | |
| Uranoscopus scaber | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber) is a marine, subtropical fish of family Uranoscopidae. Its body is suited for living on the sea floor, and is one of few fish capable of bioelectrogenesis, or the ability to generate an electric charge.