| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | Nakamura, I. and N.V. Parin, 1993 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | Yes | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Widespread in coastal waters, abundant in some localities (Ref. 9258). Fishing grounds are located around the South Island, especially off Stewart Island, Canterbury Bight and the northwest coast. Recorded in the trawl survey in Chatham Islands (Ref. 45493). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ (Ref. 5755). Also Ref. 5530, 9072, 9988, 58461. |
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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 | ||