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Species · Inshore

Southern Stargazer

Astroscopus y-graecum

Also called Stargazer.

Rules in 0 state rulebooks, checked Sep 14, 2026. Every rule names its source and the day it was last checked; the official rulebook is the final word.

How to tell it

Buried flat-headed fish with eyes on top, a mouth that opens upward, and white spots; electric organs behind the eyes.

Rules for

Every state

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Not specifically regulated in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (Atlantic), Florida (Gulf), Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia: each state’s rule for unlisted species applies there (on its page).

On the table

Not eaten — shocks when handled.

In the app

Point the camera at a southern stargazer and the name appears before you take the picture, with these rules for the water you’re standing in. No signal needed, and every catch goes in the log.

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