DSC_9810 Lumpfish, or mohiaru (Trachelochismus pinnulatus) pair with eggs under rock. Variable in colour - usually pink, red or olive-green, with brownish stripes on the body and spots on the head. Clings to the undersides of cobbles and boulders on exposed coasts. Harrington Point, Otago Harbour *
DSC_7157 Lumpfish, or mohiaru (Trachelochismus pinnulatus) variable in colour - usually pink, red or olive-green, with brownish stripes on the body and spots on the head. Clings to the undersides of cobbles and boulders on exposed coasts. All Day Bay, Kakanui *
DSC_7731 Lumpfish, or mohiaru (Trachelochismus pinnulatus) variable in colour - usually pink, red or olive-green, with brownish stripes on the body and spots on the head. Clings to the undersides of cobbles and boulders on exposed coasts. Goat Island Reserve, Leigh