New Zealand flathead

Bembrops morelandi

A round tail resting three hundred meters beneath New Zealand

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Medium

The New Zealand flathead (Bembrops morelandi) is a ray-finned fish of the family Bembropidae, found only around New Zealand, at depths between 365 and 395 m. Their length is up to 20 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Bembropidae
Genus: Bembrops
Water type: Marine
Body shape: elongated