IMG_2145 Banded stargazer, or monkfish (Kathetostoma binigrasella) close-up view of the head of this well camouflaged predatory fish. Stargazers may live anywhere from the low intertidal zone to depths of 500m off the continental shelf. They are more common in the South Island. Broad Bay, Otago Harbour
IMG_2154 Banded stargazer, or monkfish (Kathetostoma binigrasella) a well camouflaged predatory fish that may live anywhere from the low intertidal zone to depths of 500m off the continental shelf. More common in the South Island. Broad Bay, Otago Harbour
DSC_6398 Spotted stargazer, or monkfish (Genyagnus monopterygius) large adult on sand. Stargazers are ambush predators and may live anywhere from the low intertidal zone to depths of 500m off the continental shelf. Blueskin Bay *
