| Estuary stargazer | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Leptoscopidae |
| Genus: |
Leptoscopus T. N. Gill, 1859 |
| Species: | L. macropygus |
| Binomial name | |
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Leptoscopus macropygus (J. Richardson, 1846) |
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Leptoscopus macropygus, the estuary stargazer, is a species of southern sandfish endemic to the Pacific waters around New Zealand. It occurs at depths between a few and 60 m. This species can reach a length of 17 centimetres (6.7 in) FL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.