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Sandfish (Gonorynchus forsteri)
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Gonorynchidae

Sandfish

Gonorynchus forsteri

Gonorynchid Fish of New Zealand Waters

  • Cross-climate
  • Subtropical
  • Temperate
  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Polar regions
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Sandfish is a marine fish found around Southwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 48.6 cm.

Maximum length
48.6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Southwest Pacific. New Zealand and New Caledonia. Distribution crosses three broad climate zones (subtropical, temperate, and subantarctic) and two biogeographic/hydrographic barriers (tropical and subtropical convergence zones).

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