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Acanthoclinus fuscus
The olive rockfish (Acanthoclinus fuscus) is easily identified from its eel-like shape and long back fin with bent-back, rubbery, finrays. It also often has a white stripe over its snout, but can also discolour itself to jet black. The rockfish can live for hours out of the water, which helps it to guard its nest of pink eggs under a stone, high up the intertidal. The rockfish can grow to 30cm in length. Several species are known in NZ, but only this one is common on the rocky shore. It is a predator, feeding on small crabs, shrimps, sea lice and slaters.
Spotted on Oct 7, 2012
Submitted on Oct 7, 2012
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Dear @Argy Bee, he probably is a blue cod, but I can't tell for sure :/
What a fabulous looking little fish. It sure looks coddish.