| Citation | Paul, L., 2000, New Zealand fishes. Identification, Natural history and Fisheries.. Reed Books, Auckland. |
| Ref. | 72381 Paul, L., 2000 |
| Page | 86 |
| Named Used as Valid | Pseudocaranx dentex |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | New Zealand, southern Australia, North Island and the northern half of the south Island, depths 80 m. |
| Quote | 30-50 cm, reaching 70 cm, abundant along the north-east and north-west coast of the North. Feed on planktonic and bottom-dwelling crustaceans and small bivalve molluscs and echinoderms. |