Hemerocoetes pauciradiatus

(Hemerocoetes pauciradiatus)

Description

Hemerocoetes pauciradiatus is a duckbill fish of the genus Hemerocoetes, found only around New Zealand at depths of between 20 and 200 metres (66 and 656 ft). Their length is between 10 and 25 centimetres (3.9 and 9.8 in).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Perciformes

Family:Percophidae

Genus:Hemerocoetes

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