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Nemadactylus macropterus (Forster, 1801)

Tarakihi
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Tarakihi, Tarakihi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | 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
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:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Common throughout New Zealand, but most abundant in the cooler waters south of East Cape and around the South Island (Ref. 9258), and south to Snares Island (Ref. 115198). Recorded from Northeastern and Eastern Chatham Rise as rarely found (Ref. 87166). Landed throughout the year with catches increasing from February to June (Ref. 9258). Recorded in trawl surveys in Chatham Islands (Ref. 45493) and off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. See Ref. 9072 for use in game fishing. Also Ref. 5873, 8879, 45524, 75154.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Latridae (Trumpeters)
Etymology: Nemadactylus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Forster.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 22 - 450 m (Ref. 58489), usually 100 - 250 m (Ref. 3243).   Subtropical; 27°S - 48°S, 62°W - 176°W

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