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Story: Oceanic fish

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. New Zealand’s oceanic species

  3. Tuna

  4. Billfish – marlin and swordfish

  5. Moonfish, flying fish, sunfish and mid-water species

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - New Zealand’s oceanic species

Pelagic waters

Pelagic waters

New Zealand’s fish species

New Zealand’s fish species

Southern bluefin tuna

Southern bluefin tuna

Ocean temperatures

Ocean temperatures

Manta ray

Manta ray

From page 2 - Tuna

Canned tuna

Canned tuna

Tuna species

Tuna species

A quarter-tonne tuna

A quarter-tonne tuna

From page 3 - Billfish – marlin and swordfish

Fish on a plate

Fish on a plate

Tag and release

Tag and release

Boy and blue marlin

Boy and blue marlin

Swordfish broaching

Swordfish broaching

Short-billed spearfish

Short-billed spearfish

From page 4 - Moonfish, flying fish, sunfish and mid-water species

Moonfish stamp

Moonfish stamp

Flying fish

Flying fish

Sunfish

Sunfish (1st of 2)

Stranded sunfish

Stranded sunfish (2nd of 2)

Mahi mahi

Mahi mahi

Blue and silver warehou

Blue and silver warehou

Rubyfish

Rubyfish

How to cite this page:

Carl Walrond, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/oceanic-fish/media (accessed 3 June 2023)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 12 Jun 2006

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