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Fish, Opalfish

Scientific name:

Hemerocoetes monopterygius

Maori name:

Kohikohi

Other names:

Category:

Fish

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Actinopterygii

Family:

Percophidae

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Common habitat(s):

Soft Bottom Subtidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Predator

Distribution:

New Zealand

Edibility:
Edible

Edible

Size:

Shoulder width Sized

Identification:

Very large eyes that point upwards. Named after its irridescent colours. Their length is between 10 and 25 cm.

Habitat:

Hemerocoetes monopterygius is a benthic species that has been found at a depth range of 5–200 m on sand and mud bottoms.

Diet:

Predator

Lifestyle:

Little known.

Notes:

References:

Nelson, J., Matsuura, K., Collette, B., Dooley, J., Fritzsche, R., Carpenter, K. & Roberts, C. 2010. Hemerocoetes monopterygius. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. . Downloaded on 10 February 2014.