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Hypoplectrodes sp A (Eyebrow Perch)

Weight	1.000kg
Depth	140m

The sighting

Spotted by	David Freeman
Region	Tasmania
Sighted on	9 Jun 2016

This species is currently being documented as a new species by Dr Clive Roberts at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. It has previously been recorded from NSW, the Tasman Sea (Lord Howe Island and West Norfolk Ridge) and New Zealand in depths of 30-285 m (Roberts, 2015 - Serranidae family chapter in ‘The Fishes of New Zealand’) but this is the first known occurrence from Tasmanian waters. The common name comes from a bony crest above each eye. Thanks to David Freeman for donating the specimen to the CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection, Hobart.

John Pogonoski

Why is this sighting important?

Potential range-extension

What's been spotted lately around the country?

Hypoplectrodes sp A (Eyebrow Perch)

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