- Type:
- artificial reef, ferry, USA
- Built:
- 1929 - Electric Boat Company, Groton CT USA
- Specs:
- ( 101 x 32 ft )
- Sunk:
- Friday August 10, 2018 - Hempstead Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- GPS:
- 40°30.994' -73°32.955'
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New York Artificial Reefs (6/6)
- Type:
- artificial reef, ferry, converted WWII Navy patrol boat, USA
- Built:
- Specs:
- ( 63 ft )
- Sunk:
- Friday May 10, 1985 - Fire Island Artificial Reef
- Depth:
- 75 ft
- GPS:
- 40°35.587' -73°11.221'
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Astroscopus guttatus
Size
to 22" and 20 lbs.
Description:
Don't expect to see these fishes very often - they live buried in the sand, with just their eyes protruding. The eyes are directly atop the flat head, and the mouth is almost vertical. Of course, they are ambush predators. If you flush one from its hiding place, it will clumsily swim a short distance, and then rebury itself in just seconds. Stargazers are capable of producing weak electric currents from organs located behind the eyes. I doubt that it is enough to be dangerous to a diver, although it might be startling! Midshipmen are similar but smaller, with a continuous dorsal fin and luminescent spots instead of electrical organs.
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