New Zealand Seashore

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

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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

6335 Spotted stargazer monkfish Genyagnus monopterygius buried sand head eyes mouth ambush adult low intertidal zone continental shelf Blueskin Bay