Diplophos rebainsi Krefft & Parin, 1972, an addition to the mesopelagic fish fauna of New Zealand (note) |
| |
| Authors: | D A Robertson |
| |
| Institution: | Fisheries Research Division , Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries , P.O. Box 19–062, Wellington, New Zealand |
| |
| Abstract: | Plankton samples taken in the south‐western Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea have provided, for the first time in these waters, a series of individuals of the gonostomatid Diplophos rebainsi. Observations are presented on some of the prejuvenile and adult features and on the seasonal distribution of prejuveniles off New Zealand. |
| |
| Keywords: | subtropical convergence continental shelves Clutha River South Island phosphorus silicon |
|
|
