Acanthoclinus sp. (Fiordland Rockfish) { 8 images } Created 17 May 2014
Acanthoclinus sp.(Fiordland Rockfish)
Underwater Photography of Acanthoclinus sp. by New Zealand Photojournalist and Underwater Photographer Richard Robinson.
Family: Plesiopidae (Longfins)
Distribution: Endemic, New Zealand.
Occurrence: Are residents of intertidal zone with homing behavior found in pools with rocks or boulders. May leave tide pools if aquatic conditions become inhospitable Feed mostly on invertebrates, particularly crustaceans and mollusks.
Size: 30cm.
Underwater Photography of Acanthoclinus sp. by New Zealand Photojournalist and Underwater Photographer Richard Robinson.
Family: Plesiopidae (Longfins)
Distribution: Endemic, New Zealand.
Occurrence: Are residents of intertidal zone with homing behavior found in pools with rocks or boulders. May leave tide pools if aquatic conditions become inhospitable Feed mostly on invertebrates, particularly crustaceans and mollusks.
Size: 30cm.
