Blue Moki
Latridopsis ciliaris
- Group: Other
- Max size: 80 cm
- For divers: safe
A large temperate reef fish of New Zealand waters reaching about eighty centimetres, the blue moki gathers in schools over open bottom offshore, though some adults stay put around reefs. The young keep to inshore rocky reefs before joining the adults farther out.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Centrarchiformes › Latridae › Latridopsis
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 281277.
FAQ
- Is the Blue Moki dangerous to divers?
- The Blue Moki is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Blue Moki get?
- The Blue Moki grows to about 80 cm.