What is "astroscopus guttatus"

Stargazer \Star"gaz`er\ (-g[=a]z`[~e]r), n.

1. One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine fishes belonging to Uranoscopus, Astroscopus, and allied genera, of the family Uranoscopid[ae]. The common species of the Eastern United States are Astroscopus anoplus, and Astroscopus guttatus. So called from the position of the eyes, which look directly upward.

Astroscopus guttatus (northern stargazer) is a fish that can reach lengths of and are located on the eastern shores between the states of North Carolina and New York in the United States. The northern stargazer can be found up to depths of . Stargazers have a flat forehead with a lot of body mass up front near the mouth.