Common name | Rockfish |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | New Zealand |
Locality | |
Ref. | Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | habitat/ecology |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | The common English name 'rockfish' is usually applied to Acanthoclinus fuscus, a common intertidal species, whereas A. littoreus is seldom seen and is predominantly a subtidal species (C.Duffy, pers.ocmm. 09/10). |