Common Name : Snapper
Order : Perciforus
Family : Sparidae
Genus : Chrysophrys Species: auratus
Type : Natural bone
Diet : Canivorous(Crustaceans)
Dentition : Variable
Origin : Cook Straight. New Zealand
An exceptional and original work of art in the field of Osteology. Needs a place in a museum or the home of the minimalist art lover.
Display Case. 650 x 280 x 410 mm high
Common Name : Red Gurnard
Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Trigladae
Genus : Chelidonichthys Species: kumu
Type : Natural bone
Diet : Canivorous (Shellfish, crustaceans, worms)
Origin : New Zealand
Gurnard are a striking fish with a round tapering body and a wedge shaped head, composed of strong boney plates . Length 200 to 300 mm.
Display Case: 3mm Perspex.
Dimensions: 405 x 380 x 140 mm wide
Common Name : John Dory
Order : Zeiformes
Family : Zeidae
Genus : Zeus
Species : Faber
Type : Natural bone
Diet : Piscivorous
Origin : Cook Strait, New Zealand
Thin almost circular body averaging between 300 and 400 mm in length. They have a huge extensible, tube-like mouth that can open to swallow fish up to half their own size.
Display Case: 3mm Perspex
Dimensions: 500 x 400 x 120 mm wide
Common Name : Trevally
Order : Dactylopteriformes
Family : Carangidae
Genus : Caranx
Species : georgianus
Type : Natural bone
Diet : Carnivorous (krill)
Origin : Cook Straight. New Zealand
Trevally are moderate to large deep bodied pelagic fish, averaging 300 to 600 mm in length, occasional specimens nearing to 1000mm.
Display Case: 3mm Perspex
Dimensions: 600 x 400 x 200 mm wide