Xenocephalus

Xenocephalus is a genus of ray-finned fish from the family Uranoscopidae, the stargazers. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and are benthic, ambush predators.

Xenocephalus
Xenocephalus egregius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Uranoscopidae
Genus:	Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858[1]
Type species
Xenocephalus armatus Kaup, 1858
Synonyms[2]
Ariscopus Jordan & Snyder, 1902 Execestides Jordan & Thompson, 1905 Gnathagnus Gill, 1861 Gnathagnoides Whitley] & Phillipps, 1939 Benthoscopus Longley & Hildebrand, 1940

Species

The following species are classified within Xenocephalus:^[3]

• Xenocephalus armatus Kaup, 1858
• Xenocephalus australiensis (Kishimoto, 1989)
• Xenocephalus cribratus (Kishimoto, 1989)
• Xenocephalus egregious (Jordan & Thompson, 1905)
• Xenocephalus elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
• Xenocephalus innotabilis (Waite, 1904)