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Fishes of New Zealand (Te Papa Press 2015)

The Fishes of New Zealand, published by Te Papa Press, is the first definitive guide to the more than 1260 described species of New Zealand fish to be published since 1872.

Lord Howe coralfish - Amphichaetodon howensis (Waite 1903) Fishes of NZ (Te Papa Press) Vol. 4 p. 1300 fig. 187.1

Blobfish - Psychrolutes microporos Nelson 1995 Fishes of NZ (Te Papa Press) Vol. 3 p. 1130 fig. 162.8

Great white shark - Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus 1758) Fishes of NZ (Te Papa Press)Vol. 2 p. 71 fig. 13.1

Dagger fish in Te Papa fish collection photo Alison Ballance

Golden snapper - Centroberyx affinis (Günther 1859) Fishes of NZ (Te Papa Press) Vol. 3 p. 1021 fig. 140.3

Chinook salmon - Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum 1792) Fishes of NZ (Te Papa Press) Vol. 2 p. 413 fig. 63.3

Sharptail sunfish - Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard 1840) Fishes of NZ (Te Papa Press) Vol. 4 p. 1746 fig. 250.1

Spinetailed devil ray - Mobula japanica (Mü ller Henle 1841) Fishes of NZ (Te Papa Press) Vol. 2 p. 203 fig. 34.2

Lowcrest hatchetfish - Argyropelecus sladeni Regan 1908 Fishes of NZ (Te Papa Press) Vol. 2 p. 457 fig. 67.6

Pineapple fish - Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn 1782) Fishes of NZ (Te Papa Press) Vol. 3 p. 1008 fig. 138.1

Southern boarfish - Pentaceros richardsoni Smith 1844 Fishes of NZ (Te Papa Press) Vol. 4 p. 1312 fig. 189.4

Stout moray - Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbot 1860) Fishes of NZ (Te Papa Press) Vol. 2 p. 230 fig. 38.5

Prickly dogfish from Te Papa Collections photo Alison Ballance

Whitelure prickly anglerfish - Himantolophus albinares Maul 1961 Fishes of NZ(Te Papa Press) Vol. 3 p. 910 fig. 118.1

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