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Quiz: New Zealand’s ugliest fish Kēmu 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.

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.

The Fishes of New Zealand

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