Little Opalfish

Hemerocoetes pauciradiatus

Ten Centimeters Hemerocoetid Fish from Southwest Pacific

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Temperate fish

Hemerocoetes pauciradiatus is a ray-finned 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).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Hemerocoetidae
Genus: Hemerocoetes
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.

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