New Zealand sand stargazer
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Species: | C. novaezelandiae
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Crapatalus novaezelandiae Günther, 1861
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Crapatalus novaezelandiae, is a species of southern sandfish endemic to the Pacific waters around New Zealand.[1] It occurs in shallow sandy areas, particularly harbours and estuaries. Its length is up to 45 cm.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Crapatalus novaezelandiae" in FishBase. December 2013 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