Opalfish
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The opalfish, Hemerocoetes monopterygius, is a duckbill
of the genus Hemerocoetes
, found only around New Zealand
, at depths of between 5 and 200 m. Their length is between 10 and 25 cm.
Percophidae
Duckbills are a family, Percophidae, of perciform fishes.They are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the southwestern and southeastern Pacific....
of the genus Hemerocoetes
Hemerocoetes
Hemerocoetes is a genus of duckbill fishes....
, found only around New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, at depths of between 5 and 200 m. Their length is between 10 and 25 cm.