| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Russell, B.C., 1988 |
| Comments |
Ranges from the Three Kings Islands to Auckland Islands excluding northern North Island and Northwest South Island (Ref. 45524). Recorded from bottom trawls off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). Museum: Betsy I., Boat Group, NMNZ 5663. Kundy I., NMNZ 1923. Solander I., NMNZ 1925. Tow Rock, AMS I.19673-001. Cape Saunders, AMS I.14755. Portobello, AMS I.14758. Makara, NMNZ 1169 (Ref. 26203). Also Ref. 5755, 30464, 45493, 58932. |
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| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html | ||