Image Gallery: Fish Fieldwork - NORFANZ, May - June 2003

For four weeks during May and June 2003, Australian Museum staff members Mark McGrouther, John Paxton and Kerryn Parkinson participated in the joint New Zealand and Australia Norfolk Ridge - Lord Howe Rise Biodiversity Voyage (NORFANZ).

Over 20 scientists from Australia, New Zealand, France and the USA worked together to survey the fish and marine invertebrate faunas of seamounts along the two major submarine mountain ranges in the Tasman Sea.

Over 150 trawls were made at depths down to 2000 m to collect specimens from these poorly known areas. A large number of new species were collected, but without question the most famous find was 'Mr Blobby'.

Hammerjaw trawled during the NORFANZ expedition Hammerjaw trawled during the NORFANZ expedition
Spangled Tubeshoulder, Persparsia kopua Spangled Tubeshoulder, Persparsia kopua
Southern Spineback, Notacanthus sexspinis Southern Spineback, Notacanthus sexspinis
Silver Lightfish, Phosichthys argenteus Silver Lightfish, Phosichthys argenteus
Ribbon Barracudina, Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840) Ribbon Barracudina, Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840)
King Gar, trawled during the NORFANZ expedition King Gar, trawled during the NORFANZ expedition
Temperate Snaggletooth, Astronesthes psychrolutes Temperate Snaggletooth, Astronesthes psychrolutes
A Beaked Salmon trawled on the NORFANZ expedition A Beaked Salmon trawled on the NORFANZ expedition
Longray Spiderfish, Bathypterois longifilis Longray Spiderfish, Bathypterois longifilis
The head of a Blue Grenadier, Macruronus novaezelandiae The head of a Blue Grenadier, Macruronus novaezelandiae
Eucla Slickhead, Rouleina eucla Eucla Slickhead, Rouleina eucla
Dwarf Dory, Zenion sp Dwarf Dory, Zenion sp
Red Little Gurnard Perch trawled near Balls Pyramid Red Little Gurnard Perch trawled near Balls Pyramid
An Orange Roughy trawled during the NORFANZ expedition An Orange Roughy trawled during the NORFANZ expedition
Spikey Oreodory, Neocyttus rhomboidalis Spikey Oreodory, Neocyttus rhomboidalis
A Ballina Angelfish from the NORFANZ expedition A Ballina Angelfish from the NORFANZ expedition
An Australian Burrfish trawled during the NORFANZ expedition An Australian Burrfish trawled during the NORFANZ expedition
Sharpnose Sevengill Shark trawled during the NORFANZ expedition Sharpnose Sevengill Shark trawled during the NORFANZ expedition
Plunket's Dogfish, Centroscymnus plunketi Plunket's Dogfish, Centroscymnus plunketi
Portuguese Dogfish, Centroscymnus coelolepis Portuguese Dogfish, Centroscymnus coelolepis