Chironemidae

Large kelpfish

Chironemus marmoratus

Forty Centimeters Chironemid Fish of Australian Waters

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The large kelpfish (Chironemus marmoratus), the Eastern kelpfish, hiwihiwi, surgefish or kelpfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a kelpfish belonging to the family Chironemidae. It is found in southern Australia, and off the North Island of New Zealand, at depths down to 30 m.