Hemerocoetes morelandi

Hemerocoetes morelandi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percophidae
Subfamily: Hemerocoetinae
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 m. Their length is between 10 and 25 cm.

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