Blue Moki by Skylar

Blue moki

Classification

The Blue Moki is a predator and it is in the latrididae family.Their scientific name is the Latradopsis calliaris. All fish are supposed to head south but some Blue Moki get lost and head north.

Description
The adult Blue Moki are 1m long and over 10 kgs and the younger ones are 30mm - 60 mm long.These creatures have a long but low dorsal fin,two anal fins and a deeply forked tail.The young mokis are olive green and older are more bluey grey in colour.

Location
Blue moki can be found in the Pacific oceans, New Zealand, Australian reefs,Chatham Islands,Auckland Islands,Rocky Reefs , Subtidal soft bottom and sub tidal rocky bottom.The Blue Moki has been around for 30 years.

Dynamics-life cycle
The Blue Moki lives for thirty years. It's life cycle is that most adults form schools offshore over mainly open bottom waters.But some adult mokis do not go to school but remain around reefs.

Dynamics diet

The blue moki eats crabs,small sea urchins,worms and shell fish.The blue moki finds its food on the bottom of reefs,soft bottom reefs.


Conclusion
The Blue Moki is an amazing predator and is in the Latrididae Family.

By Skylar