Maryland Biodiversity Project - Northern Stargazer (Astroscopus guttatus)

Northern Stargazer Astroscopus guttatus Abbott, 1860

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Class Actinopterygii > Order Perciformes > Family Uranoscopidae > Genus Astroscopus Northern Stargazer - Astroscopus guttatus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/5372

Status:

Venomous and bioelectrogenic!

Description:

Distinctive. Compare Monkfish.

Records:

There are 12 records in the project database.

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A Northern Stargazer caught in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/16/2015). (Photo ID: 40684 - Psn: 30)

A Northern Stargazer caught in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/16/2015). Photo by Nick Denny. (MBP list)

A Northern Stargazer caught in Fenwick Island State Park, Sussex Co., Delaware (10/19/2016). Determined by Scott Lenox/<a href='http://fishinoc.com/category/daily-angle/'>Fish in OC</a>. (Photo ID: 56930 - Psn: 90)

A Northern Stargazer caught in Fenwick Island State Park, Sussex Co., Delaware (10/19/2016). Determined by Scott Lenox/Fish in OC. Photo by Mike Paterra. (MBP list)

A Northern Stargazer caught in King and Queen Co., Virginia (10/17/2013). (Photo ID: 11482 - Psn: 100)

A Northern Stargazer caught in King and Queen Co., Virginia (10/17/2013). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Northern Stargazer in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/19/2018). (c) mdcoastalbays, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 188493 - Psn: 155)

Northern Stargazer in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/19/2018). (c) mdcoastalbays, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mdcoastalbays via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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