'Was it Something I Said?' Stargazer Fish Buries Itself in Sand as Diver Watches On

Storyful
2 年前

A marine biologist swimming in the waters off the coast of Bicheno, Tasmania, captured footage of a stargazer fish as it buried itself beneath the sea floor.

The stargazer fish is seen wiggling its body back and forth in footage filmed by Sheree Marris, with the marine creature creating enough space for itself to vanish into.

Stargazer fish, according to Marris, “use their pectoral fins like shovels to dive themselves into their sandy bunker” and wait for prey to pass by.

Marris told Storyful that when a victim approaches, the stargazers “launch their lightning attack with their big gaping mouth and swallow their prey completely.” Credit: Sheree Marris via Storyful