Alert pigfish
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The alert pigfish, Alertichthys blacki, is a pigfish
, the only species in the genus Alertichthys, found around New Zealand
at depths between 100 and 600 m. It is between 15 and 20 cm in length.
Pigfish
Pigfish may refer to:* Fishes in the family Congiopodidae* Redmouth grunt, Orthopristis chrysoptera* Golden-spot hogfish, Bodianus perditio* Red pigfish, Bodianus unimaculatus...
, the only species in the genus Alertichthys, found around New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
at depths between 100 and 600 m. It is between 15 and 20 cm in length.