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The '''fleshfish''', ''Dermatopsis macrodon'', is a [[cusk eel]] of the genus ''[[Dermatopsis]]'', found in southern [[Australia]] and around [[New Zealand]] at shallow depths, in rock pools and [[reef]] areas of broken rock. Their length is between 7 and 10 cm. |
The '''fleshfish''', ''Dermatopsis macrodon'', is a [[cusk eel]] of the genus ''[[Dermatopsis]]'', found in southern [[Australia]] and around [[New Zealand]] at shallow depths, in rock pools and [[reef]] areas of broken rock. Their length is between 7 and 10 [[centimetre|cm]]. |
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The fleshfish is a small [[cod]]like fish with long [[dorsal fin|dorsal]] and [[anal fin]]s and a small separate tail fin. Large [[pectoral fin]]s contrast with single-ray [[pelvic fin]]s set well forward under the [[gill]] openings. The small eyes lie towards the top of the head and the mouth is large and bears prominent teeth. |
The fleshfish is a small [[cod]]like fish with long [[dorsal fin|dorsal]] and [[anal fin]]s and a small separate tail fin. Large [[pectoral fin]]s contrast with single-ray [[pelvic fin]]s set well forward under the [[gill]] openings. The small eyes lie towards the top of the head and the mouth is large and bears prominent teeth. |
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* {{ITIS|ID=165188|taxon=Dermatopsis macrodon|year=2006|date=19 March}} |
* {{ITIS|ID=165188|taxon=Dermatopsis macrodon|year=2006|date=19 March}} |
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* {{FishBase species | genus = Dermatopsis | species = macrodon | month = January | year = 2006}} |
* {{FishBase species | genus = Dermatopsis | species = macrodon | month = January | year = 2006}} |
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*Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1982]]) ISBN 0-00-216987-8 |
* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand [[1982]]) ISBN 0-00-216987-8 |
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[[Category:Bythitidae]] |
[[Category:Bythitidae]] |
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[[Category:Fish of Australia]] |
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[[Category:Endemic marine fish of New Zealand]] |
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The fleshfish, Dermatopsis macrodon, is a cusk eel of the genus Dermatopsis, found in southern Australia and around New Zealand at shallow depths, in rock pools and reef areas of broken rock. Their length is between 7 and 10 cm.
The fleshfish is a small codlike fish with long dorsal and anal fins and a small separate tail fin. Large pectoral fins contrast with single-ray pelvic fins set well forward under the gill openings. The small eyes lie towards the top of the head and the mouth is large and bears prominent teeth.
Colouration is normally a uniform olive-brown but when disturbed or removed from the water this changes to a dull red.
The fleshfish is very secretive, living deep within crevices or caves, or under rocks, and is very seldom seen.
References
- "Dermatopsis macrodon". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 19 March.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Dermatopsis macrodon" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8