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Hoplostethus atlanticus Collett, 1889

Orange roughy
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Deep sea perch, Orange roughy
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Doonan, I.J., M. Dunn and A.C. Hart, 2009
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: no uses
Comments: Very common in some areas on the Chatham Rise and Challenger Plateau (Ref. 9258). Available all year round with low season in March-May and highest catches in August-October (Ref. 9258). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Also Ref. 9072, 9988, 36697, 45493, 53669.
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:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) > Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Etymology: Hoplostethus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, stetho, stethion = brest; literal = to prick a little breast (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 180 - 1809 m (Ref. 6390), usually 400 - 900 m (Ref. 3583).   Deep-water; 3°C - 9°C (Ref. 36694); 65°N - 56°S, 84°W - 168°W

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