This cache is placed as part of the Credit River Sea Creature Series.
Since I ws just up north and spent some time gazing at the stars, this cache seemed appropriate
Northern Stargazer
The northern stargazer is a strange-looking fish with a speckled, flattened body and a large head. It lives at the bottom of the lower Chesapeake Bay’s deep, open waters.
The northern stargazer has a blackish-brown body with white spots that gradually get bigger from its head to its tail. It's flattened body can grow to 22 inches in length, but it averages 8 to 18 inches in length. Its mouth and eyes are located on the top of its large head, facing upward. Three dark, horizontal lines appear on its tail.
Northern stargazers eat small fish, crabs and other crustaceans. They hunt by burying themselves in the sand with their eyes and mouth sticking out just enough to search for prey. Once something tasty swims by, the stargazer uses its large mouth to create a vacuum to suck its prey in.
