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Auchenoceros punctatus (Hutton, 1873)

Ahuru
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Aahuru, Ahuru
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba, 1990
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Often seen especially in the inner Hauraki Gulf and the Firth of Thames (Ref. 1371). Recorded from bottom trawls off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461), beach at Ruatoria, near East Cape and from north of Cape Kidnappers (Ref. 89278). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ.
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

单指鳕, Aahuru, 單指鱈, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Gadiformes (Cods) > Moridae (Morid cods)
Etymology: Auchenoceros: Greek, auchen = neck + Greek, keras = horn (Ref. 45335).

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

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 5 - 420 m (Ref. 1371).   Subtropical; 34°S - 48°S, 170°E - 179°W (Ref. 1371)

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