New Zealand bigeye

Pempheris adspersa

Deep Bodied Pempherid Fish of New Zealand Waters

Yellow
Temperate
Island endemic
Southern Hemisphere
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Medium
Temperate fish

The New Zealand bigeye (Pempheris adspersa) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweeper from the family Pempheridae. It is endemic to the waters around New Zealand. It inhabitants rocky shores with plentiful overhangs and crevices at depths of from near the surface to 70 metres (230 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Pempheridae
Genus: Pempheris
Maximum length: 15.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

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