Trevally – Caranx georgianus – later Pseudocaranx dentex
Trevally – Caranx georgianus – In recent years, following study in Japan – Pseudocaranx dentex – Maori name is Araara by Allan Burgess Trevally – Caranx georgianus – typical juvenile trevally measuring approximately 180 mm caught and released in the Marlborough Sounds. The trevally is a moderately deep-bodied pelagic More...
Bluefin Tuna – The First Tuna Fishing Expedition to the Fiordland Sounds
Bluefin Tuna – The First Tuna Fishing Expedition to the Fiordland Sounds by Dick Marquand Southlander Ken Hay had a fascination for tuna. During the late summer months, while fishing for blue cod in Foveaux More...
Garfish also called Piper – Hyporhamphus ihi
Garfish or Piper – Hyporhamphus ihi Other names for garfish: takeke, piper, halfbeak Garfish also called Piper – Hyporhamphus ihi. This one is about 30cm in length which is an excellent size for eating. More...
Groper – Polyprion oxygeneios – Crazy Groper Eats Shark Video
Groper – Polyprion oxygeneios Other names: hapuku (pronounced hapuka) Denis with a groper taken near Stephens Island, outer Marlborough Sounds. This species is often called Hapuku in the North Island, More...
Barracouta – Thyrsites atun – Manga – Known as Cook Strait Sailfish
The barracouta – otherwise known as the “Cook Strait sailfish” Note the dentistry. Most barracouta measure just short of a metre in length. This one took a weight-forward ticer intended for a salmon More...
Southern Bluefin Tuna – Thunnus maccoyi – Southern Bluefin Tuna
Southern Bluefin Tuna – Thunnus maccoyi by Allan Burgess Murray Whyte with a Southern Bluefin Tuna he caught fishing off Fiordland, New Zealand. Southern Bluefin Tuna The body of the southern bluefin tuna More...
Blue Moki – Latridopsis ciliaris – the right bait is key to moki fishing
Home » New Zealand Sea Fishes Blue moki – Latridopsis ciliaris Blue Moki Blue Moki – Latridopsis ciliaris The profile of blue moki is much the same as a trumpeter. They can easily be distinguished from More...
Gulper Eel – Eurpharynx pelecanoides – By Anthony Harris
Gulper Eel – Eurpharynx pelecanoides – Creature From The Deep – Also known as the Pelican Eel By Anthony Harris of the Otago Museum Gulper Eel – Eurpharynx pelecanoides. “A strange More...
Albacore Tuna – Thunnus alalunga – Chicken of the Sea! – Video
Home » New Zealand Sea Fishes Albacore Tuna can readily be identified by the following: the pectoral fins are very long running past the second dorsal fin, there is a white rear margin on the tail fin, the first More...
Trumpeter – Latris lineata – Found mostly over rocky foul ground
Trumpeter – Latris lineata Tony Langdale-Hunt with a brace of massive trumpeter taken off the Canterbury Coast. by Allan Burgess The Trumpeter by Dick Marquand (Scroll down this page). A freshly caught More...