N.Z. Native Marine Fish
A guide to some of the common Flaura and Flora from around the N.Z. coastline, and keeping them in aquariums.
Triplefin - Variable
Variable triplefin are small fish that enliven the tank. They are a mottled red brown colour with seven different coloured saddles on their backs. Breeding males have a bright blue tip on their fins.
Triplefin - Yaldwins .
Stunning coloured triplefin. The male ranges from bright orange fading to yellow, the female is duller but has a lovely spotted pattern.
Triplefin - Yellow-and-Black
Black head and tail, while the rest of the body is bright yellow.
Urchin - Green, Maori name Kina.
Evechinus chloroticus, better known as kina Has a greenish Test or shell with brownish spines.
Urchin - Purple spined urchin
A short spined Urchin that can be found in various shades of light purple or Mauve.
Warehou, Bluenose
The Blue Warehou, Common Warehou, or Bluenose (Seriolella brama), is found off southern Australia and around New Zealand,
Wide-bodied pipefish
Body deeper and looks flattened in females, males are more slender. No tail fin.
Wrasse - Banded
It is a typical elongate wrasse shape with the body coloured in alternate green and yellow-brown bars running in wide vertical bands along its length. Young fish start are a redish brown colour...
Wrasse - Moon or Lunar Wrasse
Typical elongated wrasse shape with the body dark green to blue. Its head is green to blue with irregular pink to violet.
Wrasse - Orange
Orange wrasse goes through different colour phases depending on their age and sex, It’s colours are highly variable from grey to brown to bright orange and red-brown. Males have black and white...
Wrasse - Sandagers Wrasse
Coris sandeyeri, Sandager's wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. This species can be found on reefs down...
Wrasse Sunset Wrasse
Thalassoma lutescens