New Zealand piper
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The New Zealand piper, Hyporhamphus ihi, is a halfbeak
found all around New Zealand
in shallow inshore waters. Its length is between 25 and 35 cm.
Halfbeak
The halfbeaks are a geographically widespread and numerically abundant family of epipelagic fish inhabiting warm waters around the world. The family Hemiramphidae is divided into two subfamilies, the primarily marine Hemiramphinae and the freshwater or estuarine Zenarchopterinae...
found all 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...
in shallow inshore waters. Its length is between 25 and 35 cm.