Long-finned boarfish.

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Posted Wed 25 Jun 2008 by Kate

Long-finned board fish Zanclistius elevatus
SIZE: 35cm
HABITAT: Reef and sand below 25 metres.
DIET: Crustaceans, worms and brittlestars.
BEHAVIOUR: Home ranging. They are usually seen in ones or twos but occasionally larger groups are seen.
At the cut in the bow section of the Waikato, a school is regularly seen numbering about 25-30. Also on the pinnacle south of Jan's Tunnel, large schools of 25 plus have been seen.

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