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Sunfish left by the tide on the harbour side of the Aramoana Spit.

Washed up onto the salt marsh at high tide.
Later measured at 2m from the tip of the anal fin to the tip of the dorsal fin and 169cm wide.
Specimens taken by Otago Museum staff later in the day.

Much lighter silvereye! I managed to photograph this one next to his friend for comparison

Sadly with deformed beak

Found floating on it's side in the shallows. Picked up by hand and then released after photos

growing underneath European beech...

Growing beside the path.

Growing under silver birches.

Tens of fresh and still flapping Ray’s bream beached again today.

We saw dozens of these fish dead on the beach. We also saw several beaching themselves, as if suicidal. Most odd. I don't know what kind of fish it is, I just chose the top suggestion.