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Quiz: New Zealand’s ugliest fishKēmu aro: Ngā ika anuanu o Aotearoa

There are some bizarre looking fish that live in the depths of New Zealand's waters – the blobfish, the goblin shark, and the numbfish are just a few. Take the quiz and expand your ugly fish knowledge.

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He momo ika whakamīharo e noho ana i te hōhonu o ngā wai o Aotearoa. Whakaotia te kēmu aro, nā, ka ako mō ētahi o rātou.

All the images featured in this quiz are from Te Papa Press's award winning book The Fishes of New Zealand.

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Reminiscent of the iconic fish 'n' chip shop poster, this poster from Te Papa Press features a selection of 222 fishes from the landmark 4-volume publication The Fishes of New Zealand.