DSC_6284 Spotted stargazer, or monkfish (Genyagnus monopterygius) head of large adult buried in sand. Stargazers are ambush predators and may live anywhere from the low intertidal zone to depths of 500m off the continental shelf. Blueskin Bay
DSC_6335 Spotted stargazer, or monkfish (Genyagnus monopterygius) eyes and mouth of a large adult, camouflaged in sand. Stargazers are 'wait and pounce' predators, and may live anywhere from from the low intertidal zone to depths of 500m off the continental shelf. Blueskin Bay
DSC_6233 Banded stargazer, or monkfish (Kathetostoma binigrasella) juvenile. 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. Warrington
