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Image Bank - Fishes

Hapuku

Reference

IB1483

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Wreckfishes - POLYPRIONIDAE

Common Name

Hapuku

Scientific Name

Polyprion oxygeneois

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

The six species of the Wreckfish are found in temperate waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. They are extremely large, some species reaching up to 2.5 m in length, and are usually found in deeper waters, from 50 to 600 m.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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