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Hemerocoetes morelandi
Type specimen from the collections of Te Papa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Hemerocoetes morelandi"inFishBase. February 2018 version.
  • ^ 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.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hemerocoetes_morelandi&oldid=1233047266"

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