Stargazer Fish

The stargazers fall under the perciform family of fish that have their eyes on their heads. Fifty-one species of fish fall under the family, and they are distributed worldwide in deep and shallow salty waters. The stargazers also have upward-facing mouths on their rather large faces.

Stargazers typically stay buried in sand, waiting to ambush their prey. When one comes along, they leap upwards for the kill. A few have worm-shaped lures protruding from their mouths, which act as lures to attract prey. They are also poisonous with two large spines, one above the pectoral fin and the other behind the opercles, containing the venom.