Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | occasional (usually not seen) | Ref. | Doonan, I.J., M. Dunn and A.C. Hart, 2009 |
Comments |
Widespread in New Zealand. Off New Zealand it is an important food item of the Genypterus blacodes (Ref. 1371). First record in the Chathams Island (Ref. 45493). Voucher specimen at the NMNZ (Ref. 5755). Also Ref. 27363. |
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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 |