New Zealand country information

Common names: Blue warehou, Common warehou, Warehou
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from the Northwest North Island to Snares Islands (Ref. 45524). Uncommonly caught by recreational fishers (Ref. 9072). Recorded from bottom trawls off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). First record in the Chatham Islands (Ref. 45493). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Варенху обыкновенный, Sea bream, Warehou, ... more

Main reference

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. (Ref. 9002)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 76.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9002); common length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9258); max. published weight: 4.0 kg (Ref. 9988); max. reported age: 15 years (Ref. 9072)

Length at first maturity
L_m 40.0 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 22 - 400 m (Ref. 58489)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred 15°C (Ref. 107945); 32°S - 51°S, 115°E - 179°E

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: confined to Australian and New Zealand seas.
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Adults inhabit continental shelf and slope waters (Ref. 6390). Reported from depths between 22 m (Ref. 58489) and 400m (Ref. 30458). They are schooling species, usually aggregating close to the sea bed (Ref. 26498) although there is some evidence that they move into the middle water column at night (Ref. 30459). Juveniles recorded offshore to a depth of 100 m and sometimes entering estuaries, often in association with jellyfish (Ref. 9563) and schooling close to the surface. Feed mainly on salps but also takes euphausiids, krill, crabs and small squid (Ref. 9072). Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.43 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.19; tm=3-4; tmax=15)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (56 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Seriolella brama (Günther, 1860)