Opalfish

The opalfish, Hemerocoetes monopterygius, is a duckbill of the genus Hemerocoetes, found only around New Zealand, at depths of between 5 and 200 metres (16 and 656 ft). Their length is between 10 and 25 centimetres (3.9 and 9.8 in).

Opalfish
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Percophidae
Genus: Hemerocoetes
Species:
H. monopterygius'
Binomial name
Hemerocoetes monopterygius'
Schneider, 1801

References

  1. Nelson, J.; Matsuura, K.; Collette, B.; et al. (2010). "Hemerocoetes monopterygius (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154636A115215793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154636A4594312.en.
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