New Zealand country information

Common names: Golden snapper, Golden snapper, Koarea
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from mainland New Zealand, the Kermadec Is. (Ref. 8879) and Norfolk Island (Ref. 45524). Recorded around North Island, rare south of Cook Strait (Ref. 9833). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Also Ref. 28787.
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) > Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Berycidae (Alfonsinos)
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Common names from other countries

Béryx australien, Béryx australien, 拟棘鲷, ... more

Main reference

Paxton, J.R. 1999. (Ref. 9833)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 51.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33987); max. published weight: 2.0 kg (Ref. 9833)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 20 - 25 cm

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - 450 m (Ref. 9563)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 17°C (Ref. 107945); 19°S - 41°S, 148°E - 178°W

Distribution

Western Pacific: eastern Australia from western Bass Strait and northeastern Tasmania to Moreton Bay, Queensland. Also found in New Zealand; recently recorded from the Chesterfield Islands and New Caledonia (Ref. 9833).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 24

Occur on rocky reefs and muddy substrates of the continental shelf and upper slope, forming dense schools close to the bottom at dawn and dusk and dispersing throughout the water column at night to feed (Ref. 9563). Juveniles also aggregate in schools (Ref. 33987) and are found in estuaries and shallow costal waters (Ref. 9833). Feed on small fish, crustaceans and mollusks (Ref. 27111).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5088 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.8 ±0.59 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.25; tm=4; tmax=16)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Centroberyx affinis (Günther, 1859)