Northern stargazer

The Northern Stargazer has a blackish brown body with white spots that are of the same size all over its head and back.

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The Northern stargazer lives in the demersal, marine, depth range - 36 m environment.

Physical characteristics: Northern stargazers have a squarish head with a flattened top and a large mouth with fringed lips. The eyes are on the top of the head, and there are electric organs in pouches behind the eyes. More

The Northern Stargazer (Astroscopus guttatus) is a fish that can reach lengths of 22in (56 cm) and are located on the eastern shores between the states of North Carolina and New York United States. The Northern Stargazer can be found up to depths of 120ft (36 m). More

Northern stargazer wins the award for most unusual catch. According to McClane's Standard Fishing Encyclopedia, the Northern stargazers grows to about 15". This one was caught in DE Bay in May and was 19". More

northern stargazer out of the Delaware Bay. Battaglini was fishing Thursday, Sept. 7, at the 8s, almost in the center of the bay, when he hooked the stargazer and then struggled to land it on his 20-foot Grady-White boat. More

Northern StargazerThe northern stargazer is a blackish-brown fish with white spots that gradually get bigger from the head to the tail. Adults have: * Mouth and eyes that face upward. More

The northern stargazer, Astroscopus guttatus, is a benthic species, living most of its life on or under the bottom. It is found inshore, at depths to 120 feet (36 m). More

On the northern stargazer this stripe extends onto the rear portion of the body; on the southern stargazer this stripe does not extend pass the tail. Southern Stargazer. More

record for Northern stargazer was broken with a 13-pound entry caught off Cape May on November 10. The fish weighed 2 pounds, 4 ounces more than the previous record taken off Cape May in 1998. More

encounter with a northern stargazer resulted in a pulse of electricity down my whole right arm!!!! I dropped the fish and it escaped back into the water. More

The Northern Stargazer (Astroscopus guttatus) has evolved to live a benthic lifestyle. It burrows itself in the sand in mere seconds with only its propped up eyes visible. More

This rare 10-pound northern stargazer will be on display for visitors to see at UD’s 30th annual Coast Day on Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Lewes campus. Afterwards it will be released into the Delaware Bay. 12 p.m., Sept. More

Common names

Aranhuço in Portuguese (Português)
Bezmek in Serbian (српски језик)
Cabeçudo in Portuguese (Português)
Kurbaga baligi in Turkish (Türkçe)
Lychnos in Greek (Ελληνικά)
Lychnos in Greek, Modern (1453)
Lychnos in Unknown
Nordlig stjärnkikare in Swedish (Svenska)
northern stargazer in English
Pesce prete in Italian (Italiano)
Plettet stjernekigger in Danish (dansk)
Rata in Spanish (español)
Skaber amerykański in Polish (polski)
Sterngucker in German (Deutsch)
Stjärnkikare in Swedish (Svenska)
Taivaantähystäjä in Finnish (suomen kieli)
斑点星鰧 in Mandarin Chinese
斑点星鰧 in Unknown
斑點星鰧 in Mandarin Chinese
斑點星鰧 in Unknown

Order : Perciformes
Family : Uranoscopidae
Genus : Astroscopus
Species : Astroscopus guttatus
Authority : Abbott, 1860