Kathetostoma canaster, also known as the speckled stargazer, is a ray-finned fish species described in 1987. It is native to the Eastern Indian Ocean.

References Gomon, M.F. and P.R. Last (1987) New Australian Fishes. Part 9. A new species of Kathetostoma (Uranoscopidae)., Mem. Mus. Vict. 48(1):31-33. Speckled Stargazer, Kathetostoma canaster Gomon & Last 1987 @ fishesofaustralia.net.au