Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 56 - 70; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 50 - 59; Vertebrae: 46 - 49. First dorsal reduced to a single ray followed by a band of brush-like filaments; second dorsal with 55-69 soft rays; gill rakers rudimentary (Ref. 9003). Caudal fin rounded. Dark brownish grey to reddish brown, paler below, sometimes with yellowish tinge (Ref. 9003).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gadiformes

Family: Gaidropsaridae

Genus: Gaidropsarus

Species: Gaidropsarus novaezealandiae (Hector, 1874)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits rock pools and shallow coastal waters; secretive species (Ref. 30464). Feeds on small invertebrates and fish (Ref. 9003). Probably nocturnal (Ref. 9003).

Habitat

demersal