Cristiceps australis

  • Cristiceps australis (Tas) _ Weedfish (1867)

    Cristiceps australis (Tas) _ Weedfish (1867)

    Frank Edward Clarke (New Zealander, 1864–1935)

    A slender weedfish drifts through tangled kelp, its mottled body blending into the swaying fronds. The delicate fins ripple like submerged leaves, perfectly adapted to vanish into Tasmania’s coastal forests.