Te Papa: The Fishes of New Zealand | A Gallery from The Weekend | RNZ National

Each year Te Papa's curators are sent photos and samples of fish which people can't identify, and sometimes that's because they haven't been seen before. So if you come across something fishy, and mysterious, what should you do? Andrew Stewart from Te Papa co-authored the four-volume compendium The Fishes of New Zealand which catalogues all 1262 known species of fish in our waters.

Andrew Stewart the author of The Fishes of New Zealand - Carl Struthers, Te Papa

Mobula japanica/Spinetailed devil ray - Andrew Stewart, Te Papa

Carcharodon carcharias/Great white shark - Michael Hall, Te Papa

Gymnothorax eurostus/Stout moray - Carl Struthers, Te Papa

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha/Chinook salmon - Michelle Freeborn, Te Papa

Himantolophus appelii/Prickly anglerfish - Andrew Stewart, Te Papa

Amphichaetodon howensis/Lord Howe coralfish - Carl Struthers, Te Papa

Pentaceros richardsoni/Southern boarfish - Andrew Stewart, Te Papa

Centroberyx affinis/Golden snapper - Carl Struthers, Te Papa

Monocentris japonica/Pineapplefish - Carl Struthers, Te Papa

Masturus lanceolatus/Sharptail sunfish - Jean-Claude Stahl, Te Papa

Kyphosus vaigiensis/Brassy drummer - Andrew Stewart, Te Papa

Parapercis colias/Blue cod - Carl Struthers, Te Papa

Argyropelecus sladeni/Lowcrest hatchetfish - Michelle Freeborn/Te Papa

Psychrolutes microporos/Blobfish - Carl Struthers, Te Papa

Himantolophus albinares/Whitelure prickly anglerfish - Michelle Freeborn, Te Papa

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