New Zealand bigeye

Pempheris adspersa
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Pempheridae
Genus:	Pempheris
Species:	P. adspersa
Binomial name
*Pempheris adspersa* Griffin, 1927

Pempheris adspersa is a species of sweeper endemic to the waters around New Zealand. It is an inhabitant of rocky shores with plentiful overhangs and crevices at depths of from near the surface to 70 metres (230 ft). This species can reach a length of 15.8 centimetres (6.2 in) SL.^[1]

References

↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Pempheris adspersa" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

Endemic Fish of New Zealand
Common endemic marine fish	Alert pigfish (Alertichthys blacki) Blue cod (Parapercis colias) Blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Bruun's cutthroat eel (Histiobranchus bruuni) Draughtsboard shark (Cephaloscyllium isabellum) Fiordland brotula (Fiordichthys slartibartfasti) Frilled toadfish (Ambophthalmos magnicirrus) Giant stargazer (Kathetostoma giganteum) Girdled wrasse (Notolabrus cinctus) Graham's gudgeon (Grahamichthys radiata) Hector's clingfish (Gastroscyphus hectoris) Longsnout pipefish (Leptonotus norae) Notchheaded marblefish (Aplodactylus etheridgii) Oblique-swimming triplefin (Forsterygion maryannae) Prickly deepsea skate (Brochiraja asperula) Rough-head whiptail (Coelorinchus aspercephalus) Spotted black groper (Epinephelus daemelii) Slender stargazer (Crapatalus angusticeps) Spiny deepsea skate (Brochiraja spinifera) Spotted estuary smooth-hound (Mustelus lenticulatus) Spotty (Notolabrus celidotus) Yellow-and-black triplefin (Forsterygion flavonigrum)
Endemic NZ marine fish	New Zealand bigeye (Pempheris adspersa) New Zealand black angelfish (Parma alboscapularis) New Zealand black goby (Gobiopsis atrata) New Zealand blueback sprat (Sprattus antipodum) New Zealand brill (Colistium guntheri) New Zealand catshark (Bythaelurus dawsoni) New Zealand damselfish (Chromis dispilus) New Zealand eagle ray (Myliobatis tenuicaudatus) New Zealand flathead (Bembrops morelandi) New Zealand groper (Polyprion oxygeneios) New Zealand lumpfish (Trachelochismus pinnulatus) New Zealand piper (Hyporhamphus ihi) New Zealand rockfish (Acanthoclinus littoreus) New Zealand rough skate (Dipturus nasutus) New Zealand sand diver (Tewara cranwellae) New Zealand sand flounder (Rhombosolea plebeia) New Zealand sand stargazer (Crapatalus novaezelandiae) New Zealand slender clingfish (Gastrocyathus gracilis) New Zealand smooth skate (Dipturus innominatus) New Zealand sole (Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae) New Zealand sprat (Sprattus muelleri) New Zealand topknot (Notoclinus fenestratus) New Zealand torpedo (Tetronarce fairchildi) New Zealand turbot (Colistium nudipinnis) New Zealand urchin clingfish (Dellichthys morelandi)

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