| New Zealand flathead | |
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| Type specimen from the collections of Te Papa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Bembropidae |
| Genus: | Bembrops |
| Species: | B. morelandi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bembrops morelandi J. S. Nelson, 1978 | |
The New Zealand flathead, Bembrops morelandi, is a ray-finned fish of the family Bembropidae, found only around New Zealand, at depths between 365 and 395 m. Their length is up to 20 cm.
Etymology
The flathead is named in honor of John "Jock" Munne Moreland (1921-2012), who was the Curator of Ichthyology and Herpetology at the National Museum of New Zealand, because of his contribution to the study of the fishes of New Zealand.
References
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder BEMBROPOIDEI: Family BEMBROPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bembrops morelandi". FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
| Endemic marine fish of New Zealand | |
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