| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.), 1994 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref. | Doonan, I.J., M. Dunn and A.C. Hart, 2009 |
| Comments |
Very common in some areas on the Chatham Rise and Challenger Plateau (Ref. 9258). Available all year round with low season in March-May and highest catches in August-October (Ref. 9258). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Also Ref. 9072, 9988, 36697, 45493, 53669. |
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| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html | ||