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Opalfish 
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Percophidae Subfamily: Hemerocoetinae Genus: Hemerocoetes Species: H. monopterygius Binomial name Hemerocoetes monopterygius
Schneider, 1801The opalfish, Hemerocoetes monopterygius, is a duckbill of the genus Hemerocoetes, found only around New Zealand, at depths of between 5 and 200 m. Their length is between 10 and 25 cm.
References
- "Hemerocoetes monopterygius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=171012. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Hemerocoetes monopterygius" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- Wade Doak, A Photographic Guide to Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 2003) ISBN 1-877246-95-6
Categories:- Percophidae
- Endemic marine fish of New Zealand
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