Biology:Hemerocoetes morelandi

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Hemerocoetes morelandi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Percophidae
Genus: Hemerocoetes
Species:
H. morelandi
Binomial name
Hemerocoetes morelandi
Nelson, 1979

Hemerocoetes morelandi is a duckbill fish of the genus Hemerocoetes, found only around New Zealand at depths of between 20 and 100 metres (66 and 328 ft). Their length is between 10 and 25 centimetres (3.9 and 9.8 in).[1]

Etymology

The specific name honours the New Zealand ichthyologist J. M. Moreland.[2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Hemerocoetes morelandi" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  2. Nelson, J. S. (1979). "Revision of the fishes of the New Zealand genus Hemerocoetes (Perciformes: Percophididae), with descriptions of two new species". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6 (4): 587–599. doi:10.1080/03014223.1979.10428401. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2588451 entry