‘Stargazer’ fish found on the beach along the northern Outer Banks

‘Stargazer’ fish found on the beach along the northern Outer Banks

By Ashley Claiborne, Callie Lee Mallow

Source: WWAY News

7/27/2022

Credit: Callie Lee Mallow

Two people recently made quite the discovery while shell hunting along the Virginia side of the Outer Banks.

Callie Lee Mallow and Ashley Claiborne came across a big “ugly fish” with rows of sharp teeth laying on the beach during their walk.

According to the shell-hunters, the fish chomped down when they put a shell next to its mouth, surprising them that it was still alive.

After contacting Lil’E at OBX Bait and Tackle in Corolla, it was determined the fish was known as a Stargazer, due to their top-mounted eyes.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
3176	Major League Fishing Champion Crowned After 5-Day Competition On Grand Lake	newson6	2022-03-27	US
3177	Covid Testing of Live Fish by Medical Workers During the Shanghai Outbreak	centralrecorder	2022-04-01	CN
3178	https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/whats-viral/belgium-mulling-to-ban-round-fish-bowls-as-minister-claims-it-caus	republicworld	2022-04-01	BE
3179	Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament scales fishing days down due to 'current gas situation'	First Coast News	2022-03-18	US
3180	Lured by love of ice fishing, Inuk man learns Mi'kmaq techniques in N.B.	cbc	2022-03-19	CA
3181	Natural heritage under threat of extinction saved by hobbyists	Straits Times	2022-03-22	MY
3182	Cambodian project aims to revive flagging fish populations in Tonle Sap Lake	mongabay	2022-03-22	KH
3183	How to see the grunion runs return to Southern California beaches	presstelegram	2022-03-24	US
3184	Man breaks state record, catches 140 pound paddlefish from Lake of the Ozarks	kion546	2022-03-24	US
3185	Fish waste becomes octopus food as farms expand amid captivity concerns	Reuters	2022-03-18	MX
3186	New sonar gives anglers clear picture	dallasnews	2022-03-19	US
3187	Father-of-three worried about weather before fatal fishing boat trip - family	MZ	2022-03-22	NZ
3188	Big lake trout caught by 92-year-old earns Fish of the Week	chicago.suntimes.	2022-03-21	US
3189	Conservationists call for ban on explosives to scare seals at salmon farm in federal waters off Tasmania	theguardian	2022-03-21	UK
3190	Supersized Goldfish Could Become Superinvaders	scientificamerican	2022-03-23	CA
3191	Fish on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are losing their COLOUR as coral reefs decline, study finds	dailymail	2022-03-23	UK
3192	Cichlids and stingrays can add and subtract ‘one’ in the number space from one to five	nature	2022-03-31	US
3193	Россия решила пересмотреть несправедливые квоты на вылов рыбы американцами в Беринговом море	topcor	2022-04-01	RU
3194	Bridge over Chilligo-Ellis Creek in Hespeler due to be replaced	therecord	2020-04-13	CA
3195	Chilligo Creek will be environmental playground	Cambridge Times	2008-05-01	CA
3196	Anglers face new two-salmon bag limit in bid to rebuild fishery	stuff	2022-03-14	NZ
3197	Otters kill 8 koi fish & 50 goldfish reared for 13 years in Yio Chu Kang, family dog couldn't save them	mothership	2022-03-17	CA
3198	Massive 95-pound catfish ‘by far the largest’ trophy fish caught by these Kentucky men	centredaily	2022-03-17	US
3199	B.C. premier discusses concerns with Trudeau about jobs if fish farms close	national observer	2022-03-17	CA
3200	Critically endangered sawfish caught off Karnataka coast.	New Delhi	2022-03-13	US

127 of [137 - pages.]