New Zealand Mado (Atypichthys latus)

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Atypichthys latus

McCulloch & Waite, 1916

New Zealand Mado

Also known as: Mado

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About

Habitat

Benthopelagic

Depth

0–60 m

Max size

30 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Centrarchiformes

Family

Kyphosidae

Other species in Kyphosidae

Footballer Sweep (Neatypus obliquus)

Neatypus obliquus

Footballer Sweep

Stone-Bream (Neoscorpis lithophilus)

Neoscorpis lithophilus

Stone-Bream

Largescale Blackfish (Girella punctata)

Girella punctata

Largescale Blackfish

Blue Sea Chub (Kyphosus cinerascens)

Kyphosus cinerascens

Blue Sea Chub

East-Australian Stripey (Microcanthus joyceae)

Microcanthus joyceae

East-Australian Stripey

Gladius Chub (Kyphosus gladius)

Kyphosus gladius

Gladius Chub

Kyphosus sandwicensis

Kyphosus sandwicensis

Pacific Chub (Kyphosus pacificus)

Kyphosus pacificus

Pacific Chub

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