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Polyprion oxygeneios (Schneider & Forster, 1801)

Hapuku wreckfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Polyprionidae (Wreckfishes)
Etymology: Polyprion: Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, prion = saw (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Schneider & Forster.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 854 m (Ref. 52581). Subtropical; 28°S - 50°S, 180°W - 180°E

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Circumglobal in southern waters: (Ref. 7300): South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Kermadec I., Desventuradas Is., Juan Fernandez Is., Chile, north to southern Brazil, Tristan da Cunha.

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Maturity: Lm 88.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 160 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89467); common length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9258); max. published weight: 100.0 kg (Ref. 4537); max. reported age: 60 years (Ref. 41439)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A deepwater species, occurs in seamounts (Ref. 89357). Adults occur generally over rough ground from the central shelf (about 100 m) to the shelf edge and down to the upper slope. Juveniles are found in surface waters, perhaps school in association with drifting weed. Feed on barracouta and pilchards, in addition to various bottom-dwelling fish. Are primary gonochorists (Ref. 58421). Preyed upon by sperm whales (Ref. 9072). It is taken by droplining down to 400 m, and is sometimes seen in the trawled catch. Utilized fresh and frozen; can be steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988). Severely overfished (Ref. 89357).

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Are primary gonochorists (Ref. 58421).

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Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 8.6 - 16, mean 11.7 °C (based on 143 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.8125   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00765 - 0.01500), b=2.99 (2.89 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.77 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tm=10-13; tmax=60).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (59 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Low.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 34 [20, 61] mg/100g; Iron = 0.904 [0.538, 1.528] mg/100g; Protein = 21 [20, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.563 [0.318, 1.046] g/100g; Selenium = 55.6 [29.6, 108.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.09 [3.16, 24.94] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.368 [0.267, 0.532] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.