These fish do not have scales on the top of their heads, but have them on the rest of their bodies extending onto the fleshy part of the caudal fin.

These cells are aligned on the surface of the Stargazer’s head in a vertical column, also referred to as the dorsal side.

Instead of irregularly placed electro plaques, the Torpedine has overlapping, uniformly layered cells.

The widest section of the organ is typically found on the top side of the fish, and it is on average about 0.5 centimeters wide.

The Southern Stargazer has evolved to hunt effectively through the use of a highly specialized body form, specifically the shape of its head.

The caudal, pectoral, anal, and pelvic fins have evolved to be strong enough to bury its body within the sand.

They also have the ability to protrude their eyes away from their body a small distance to use as a lure or attractant for prey.

[3] In a study conducted in 1979 by George H. Burgess from the University of North Carolina, he observed the unique feeding habits of A. y-graecum within an aquarium environment.

[10] The stargazer, unable to bury into the sand due to the harsh substrate used to line the bottom of the aquarium, took to a different form of hunting prey.

Burgess observed that when the Stargazer was hungry, its body would turn a pale light yellow-gray.

Another unique aspect of this type of hunting was that the stargazer always attacked its prey head-on.

[10] Once the Stargazer was able to strike its victim, the prey gets swallowed into the stomach, in which the fish must greatly distend its abdomen.

[3] Stargazers can be found at depths of 70 metres (230 ft) in areas that have sandy, silty, or soft rubble bottoms.

They spawn on the bottom and their small transparent eggs slowly rise to the surface.

[3] The southern stargazer is found in the western Atlantic from North Carolina, and south along the coast to the Gulf of Mexico to the Yucatán.

[4] They can be found along the Caribbean Central and South America's coast from Mexico to Rio de Janeiro.