Opalfish
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The opalfish (Hemerocoetes monopterygius; Māori: kohikohi) is a ray-finned fish 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).
Gallery
- Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
- An opalfish surrounded by shells
- . Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). . 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