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Hemerocoetes morelandi

Hemerocoetes morelandi is a duckbill fish of the genus Hemerocoetes, found only around New Zealand at depths of between 20 and 100 metres (66 and 328 ft). Their length is between 10 and 25 centimetres (3.9 and 9.8 in).[1]

Etymology

The specific name honours the New Zealand ichthyologist J. M. Moreland.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Hemerocoetes morelandi" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  2. ^ Nelson, J. S. (1979). "Revision of the fishes of the New Zealand genus Hemerocoetes (Perciformes: Percophididae), with descriptions of two new species". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 6 (4): 587–599. doi:10.1080/03014223.1979.10428401.