DSC_4231 Thornfish (Bovichtus variegatus) camouflaged on sand. Note long spine, or 'thorn' at upper corner of gill cover. Most abundant in the south, rare north of Cook Strait. Brighton Beach *
DSC_9749 Olive rockfish (Acanthoclinus fuscus) this widespread NZ species deserves to be associated with the name of Charles Darwin, as it was he who first collected this species, during his brief visit on the Beagle, to the Bay of Islands in 1835. Resident in pools with rocks or boulders, and the only rockfish in estuarine areas. It returns to the same tidal pool as the tide drops. Aquarium Point, Portobello *
DSC_9751 Olive rockfish (Acanthoclinus fuscus) this widespread NZ species deserves to be associated with the name of Charles Darwin, as it was he who first collected this species, during his brief visit on the Beagle, to the Bay of Islands in 1835. Resident in pools with rocks or boulders, and the only rockfish in estuarine areas. It returns to the same tidal pool as the tide drops. Aquarium Point, Portobello
