Slender stargazer, or Crapatalus angusticeps, is a marine fish up to 25 centimeters in length. It lives on a sandy bottom, burrows into the substrate and hunts from ambush, exposing only its eyes and mouth.
Slender stargazer differs from other fish by its eyes on the top of its head and its ability to fully bury itself in the sand. It is important for nature because it controls the population of small animals on the seabed.
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Worker
birth time
Pelagic Ocean
ambush
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
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How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
fish of small size
crabs
live marine and freshwater shrimps
About health
marine coastal
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
Eyes count
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Uses an excavated underground tunnel or chamber for refuge or nesting.
all seas and oceans
Trophic type
Filters
small fish
Upcoming birthdays
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
polychaetes and other marine worms
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Age (larva)
far from shore, deep water, large whales and sharks live here
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
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Lifespan average
young after fast growth
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
Produces toxins capable of causing harm when delivered.
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
water is cool or warm, cold in winter, comfortable to swim in summer
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
where the river flows into the sea, slightly salty water, lots of fish and birds
Pets
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
Eyes size
cm
Old-timers
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islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
Rascals
Litter size
live crabs, shrimps, lobsters
sandy bottom
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Where are they found?
all seas and oceans
38 to 65 grams, 15 – 40 centimeters
all rivers and lakes
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
Forages within or on the surface of soil or substrate.
age
Predator remains still and concealed before launching a sudden attack.
birth date
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Marine world
The basics
Venomous
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
Mouth size
primary food sources
burrow
Temperate sea
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Body size
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
{name} birthday
Spines size
soil
No results found
Eyes color
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
Body color
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
marine worms
sq mm
yr
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
from birth to adulthood
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
from birth to death
Marine world
early young
River estuary into the sea
Freshwater
Duration
saline marine habitat
This is me
freshwater
Gamers
How are they built?
marine
Spines count
shallow near the shore, water rises and falls, crabs live here
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
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coastal marine zone — shelf, neritic zone
My age?
wk
My size?
Asexual
swap
freshwater environment — rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps
active predation
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Littoral Zone
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
world of Australasia
Hermaphrodite ⚥
shrimp
embryo
Orange
Length
kg
Observations
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