en Astroscopus countermani

Astroscopus countermani; Temporal range: Tortonian
	Artist's reconstruction
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Uranoscopidae
Genus:	Astroscopus
Species:	†A. countermani
Binomial name
	†Astroscopus countermani; Carnevale, Godfrey & Pietsch, 2011

Astroscopus countermani is an extinct species of stargazer described from a cranium found in Tortonian deposits of the Calvert Cliffs of what is now Maryland.^[1] A. countermani is very similar to its living relatives.

References

^ Carnevale; Godfrey; Pietsch (2011). "Stargazer (Teleostei, Uranoscopidae) Cranial Remains from the Miocene Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, U.S.A. (St. Marys Formation, Chesapeake Group)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (6): 1200–1209. Bibcode:2011JVPal..31.1200C. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.606856. S2CID 196608143.

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[1] Carnevale; Godfrey; Pietsch (2011). "Stargazer (Teleostei, Uranoscopidae) Cranial Remains from the Miocene Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, U.S.A. (St. Marys Formation, Chesapeake Group)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (6): 1200–1209. Bibcode:2011JVPal..31.1200C. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.606856. S2CID 196608143.

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