Description : "An eel-shaped animal with a suctorial mouth armed with horny teeth by means of which it rasps holes in the flesh of living fishes upon which it feeds. Found in rocky situations round th e New Zealand coast." Notes on reverse.
Format : Drawing
Media: Indian ink and wash
Size:282 x 112 mm
Part of the Paintings and Drawings Collection
Citation: Auckland Museum ref. PD-1971-5-23.
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