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Fish, Dark Toadfish

Scientific name:

Neophrynichthys latus

Maori name:

Other names:

Category:

Fish

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Actinopterygii

Family:

Psychrolutidae

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Common habitat(s):

Soft Bottom Subtidal

Rocky Reef Subtidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Predator

Distribution:

South Island

Edibility:

Unknown Edibility

Size:

Shoulder width Sized

Identification:

Scaleless, rotund body tapering to the tail. Olive/kakhi green with white or cream blotches.

Habitat:

Deeper waters of the continental shelf.

Diet:

Ambush predator.

Lifestyle:

Quiet during the day but swim constantly at night. Less common than the Pale Toadfish.

Notes:

References:

Amaoka, K., K. Matsuura T. Inada, M. Takeda, H. Hatanaka and K. Okada (eds.), 1990. Fishes collected by the R/V Shinkai Maru around New Zealand. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 410 p.