
Whitemargin Stargazer - Uranoscopus sulphureus
Stargazers are venomous; they have two large poison spines situated behind their opercles and above their pectoral fins. They can also use electric shocks to stun their prey when hunting.
Usually found in sandy bottom, where they bury themselves with only the eyes and mouth exposed. They are ambush-predators and sometimes they 'flick' their lure-like tongue to attracts smaller fishes.
Whitemargin stargazer is a fish of family Uranoscopidae, widespread in the Indopacific: Red Sea, Indonesia, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Marine reef-associated fish, up to 45.0 cm maximal length.
Similar species: Wrasses And Allies
By Albert Kang
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Uploaded Aug 7, 2016. Captured Jun 26, 2016 19:20 in Unnamed Road, Badian, Cebu, Philippines.
comments (3)
As we usually see them at night time, it also means they don't like the lights put on them.
If we spend too much time with the lights on them, they will swim away and quickly buries themselves into the sand again. Posted 9 years ago