Large kelpfish

Large kelpfish
Large kelpfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chironemidae
Genus: Chironemus
Species: C. marmoratus
Binomial name
Chironemus marmoratus
Günther, 1860

The large kelpfish, Chironemus marmoratus, is a kelpfish of the genus Chironemus, found in southern Australia, and between North Cape and East Cape on the North Island of New Zealand, in depths down to 30 m. Their length is between 25 and 40 cm. In New Zealand the species is known as the hiwihiwi.[1]

References

  1. ^ FishBase (2006). "Common name of Chironemus marmoratus". http://fishbase.mnhn.fr/ComNames/CommonNameSummary.php?autoctr=313227. Retrieved 14 January 2010. 

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