| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Distributed from Northland to the Campbell Plateau, on the Challenger Plateau to the west, and around the Chatham Islands to the east (Ref. 57469). Usually found from 300-600 meters, habitat depth ranges from 100 - 1,000 meters (Ref. 57469). Recorded from bottom trawls off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). First record in the Chathams Island (Ref. 45493). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. |
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| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html | ||