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Opalfish
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Opalfish

Hemerocoetes monopterygius

The opalfish, Hemerocoetes monopterygius, is a duckbill of the genus Hemerocoetes, found only around New Zealand, at depths of between 5 and 200 m. Their length is between 10 and 25 cm.

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