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Astroscopus guttatus (Northern stargazer)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Astroscopus guttatus (northern stargazer) is a fish that can reach lengths of 22 inches (56 cm) and are located on the eastern shores between the states of North Carolina and New York in the United States. The northern stargazer can be found up to depths of 120 feet (37 m). Stargazers have a flat forehead with a lot of body mass up front near the mouth.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge VI 16363 Delaware, United States
Gateway National Recreation Area V 1807 New Jersey, United States

Predators

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Atlantic sharp-nosed shark)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Food of Northwest Atlantic Fishes and Two Common Species of Squid, Ray E. Bowman, Charles E. Stillwell, William L. Michaels, and Marvin D. Grosslein, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NE-155 (2000)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0