Pempheris adspersa Griffin, 1927 is a animal in the Pempheridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pempheris adspersa Griffin, 1927
Pempheris adspersa, the New Zealand bigeye, is an endemic fish with large dark-spotted bodies found in northeastern New Zealand’s North Island.
Pempheris adspersa, commonly known as the New Zealand bigeye, has large eyes, as reflected in its common name. It possesses a deeply keeled, compressed body, with a dark base color covered entirely in small spots. This species can grow to a maximum length of 15.8 centimetres (6.2 inches) in standard length. The New Zealand bigeye is endemic to the northeastern coast of New Zealand’s North Island.
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Parapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870
Pempheris multiradiata Klunzinger, 1879
Pempheris vanicolensis Cuvier, 1831
Pempheris affinis McCulloch, 1911
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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