Banded cucumberfish

Paraulopus balteatus

Fish Reaching Thirty Two Centimeters in New Zealand Waters

Banded cucumberfish is a marine fish from Southwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 32 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Paraulopidae
Genus: Paraulopus
Maximum length: 32 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Tasman Sea at 30°35°S, from Browns Mount southeast of Botany Bay, New South Wales, to the Three Kings Ridge just north of the northern boundary of New Zealand’s EEZ.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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