It is a type of Monk fish. (I think its a Star gazer)
I found this atricle on it
It is a monk fish, and is also known as a stargazer. These fish are closely related to angler fish.They bury themselves so only the eyes protrude from the sand and await an unwary small fish to pass close by. They then open their upturned mouth so quickly that the fish is sucked in completely.
In New Zealand we have two common species the spotted stargazer which lives in shallow water and grows to around two pounds and the giant stargazer which grows to around 20 lbs and is a uniform green colour. I used to catch a lot of the giant stargazers in set nets around 10 miles north of the Mokohinau Islands in water 130 metres deep when I was commercial fishing. They usually only take live or moving baits.
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Last edited by Fisher; 01-09-2008 at 08:16 PM.
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