Blue maomao. Photograph courtesy of Dick Marquand.
Blue Maomao – Scorpis violacea

Blue Maomao – Scorpis violacea The blue maomao has a laterally compressed body. The tail.

Witch Flounder - Arnoglossus scapha.
Witch or Megrim Flatfish – Arnoglossus scapha

Witch or Megrim Flatfish – Arnoglossus scapha  By Dick Marquand The light slowly came to.

The first southern bluefin tuna caught in Fiordland waters on game fishing gear.
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.

Sphyrna zygaena (NZ) - Hammerhead shark, head dorsal aspect, 1898, by Frank Edward Clarke. Purchased 1921. Te Papa (1992-0035-2278/112)
Hammerhead Shark – Big specimens feed on stingrays

Hammerhead Shark – Sphyrna zygaena The hammerhead is easily recognized by the unique shape of.

Notorynchus cepedianus (NZ) : Broadsnouted sevengill shark, 1877, by Frank Edward Clarke. Purchased 1921. Te Papa (1992-0035-2278/128).
Sevengill and Sixgill Sharks – Notorynchus cepedianus

Sevengill and Sixgill Sharks by Allan Burgess There are three species of cow sharks found.

Sweep - Scorpis lineolata. Photograph courtesy of Ryan Adams.
Sweep – Scorpis lineolata

Sweep – Scorpis lineolata also called False Pompano Description The sweep – Scorpis lineolata is.

Mahi mahi, Dorado, Dolphinfish - Coryphaena hippurus caught off the Tongan Islands. Photo, Malcolm Bell, The Complete Angler tackle store, Christchurch.
Mahi mahi, Dorado, Dolphinfish – Coryphaena hippurus – How to Catch

Other Names:  Mahi mahi, Dorado, Dolphinfish, and Shiira. The name Mahi mahi is Hawaiian in.

Rhombosolea retiaria (NZ) : Black flounder, 1870, by Frank Edward Clarke. Purchased 1921. Te Papa (1992-0035-2278/19)
Black Flounder – Rhombosolea retiaria

Black Flounder – Rhombosolea retiaria By Allan Burgess A Freshwater Flounder  The black flounder is.

This beautiful watercolour of a kahawai was painted by Frank Edward Clarke at Hokitika in 1872 (149 years ago). Arripis trutta (NZ) : Kahawai, 1872, by Frank Edward Clarke. Purchased 1921. Te Papa (1992-0035-2278/90)
Kahawai fishing on light spinning tackle, soft baits, and fly rod

Kahawai Fishing on light spinning tackle, soft baits, and the fly rod – Revised & Updated.

A great white shark hunting a seal. Image by MLbay from Pixabay.
White Shark – Carcharodon carcharias – Fishing Methods

Great White Sharks by Allan Burgess Also known as White Shark, White Death, Man Eater,.