TABLE 1: Length, weight (mean and range), sex and catch data of New Zealand finfish

Species

Fish per
sample

Length

Weight

Sex

Date of catch

Area*

(cm)

(g)

m

f

Albacore tuna
Thunnus alalunga

6

61
59-68

4881
4328-6305

2

4

26 February 1985

38

Alfonsino
Beryx splendens

6

45
44-46

2306
2009-2932

2

4

1 December 1982

15

Barracouta
Thyrsites atun

6

81
74-88

2538
2104-3118

0

6

26 August 1982

38

Baxters dogfish
Etmopterus baxteri

4

65
56-70

1469
772-1906

1

3

10 June 1984

22

Black oreo dory
Neocyttus sp.

6

30
21-37

685
201-1156

0

6

6 March 1984

49

Black slickhead
Xenodermichthys socialis

6

35
25-38

302
101-424

2

4

6 March 1984

49

Blue cod
Parapercis colias

5

31
27-38

473
294-850

3

2

24 November 1984

17

Blue mackerel
Scomber australasicus

6

45
43-47

1395
1094-1665

0

6

4 June 1981

13

Blue moki
Latridopsis ciliaris

6

50
47-53

2247
1929-2519

0

6

5 February 1984

13

Blue-nose warehou
Hyperoglyphe antarctica

6

50
47-53

2333
1838-2684

-

-

5 July 1985

14

Butterfish
Odax pullus

4

43
41-46

1262
1036-1624

0

4

27 July 1985

38

Cardinal fish
Epigonus sp.

6

39
33-45

313
170-454

-

-

11 April 1981

15

Common warehou
Seriolella brama

6

56
53-60

4010
3078-4802

0

6

5 October 1982

18

Elephant fish
Callorhynchys milii

6

67
63-78

2407
2109-2850

5

1

27 January 1985

20

Frostfish
Lepidopus caudatus

4

129
125-135

1729
1547-2032

2

2

26 August 1982

38

Garfish
Hyporhamphus ihi

6

32
31-35

93
78-125

-

-

8 May 1985

5

Gemfish
Rexea solandri

6

66
61-68

1720
1480-2347

1

5

5 February 1984

13

Giant stargazer
Kathetostoma giganteum

4

46
38-50

1930
913-2529

1

3

26 August 1982

38

Grey mullet
Mugil cephalus

6

39
37-43

811
690-1049

4

2

10 December 1983

20

Hake
Merluccius australis

6

83
57-109

4617
1402-9100

1

2

8 February 1983

18

Hapuku
Polyprion oxygeneios

4

70
63-78

4701
2971-6431

3

1

15 October 1983

2

Hoki
Macruronus novaezelandiae

6

76
61-84

1382
92-1690

3

3

15 August 1986

36

Jack mackerel
Trachurus declivis

6

50
49-52

1398
1205-1639

6

0

4 March 1981

12

Javelin fish
Lepidorhynchus denticulatus

4

55
54-57

634
594-645

1

3

17 April 1981

10

John dory
Zeus japonicus

5

41
32-50

1268
565-2043

2

3

17 July 1984

7

Kahawai
Arripis trutta

6

48
46-49

1775
1655-1896

2

4

22 February 1984

14

Kingfish
Seriola grandis

6

68
58-74

3879
2572-5352

1

5

14 November 1984

47

Leatherjacket
Parika scaber

6

27
24-29

299
225-402

4

2

8 October 1984

17

Lemon sole
Pelotretis flavilatus

6

29
27-31

312
264-359

2

4

14 November 1984

47

Ling
Genypterus blacodes

6

62
49-71

1238
534-1700

0

6

5 February 1984

13

Lookdown dory
Cyttus traversi

6

34
28-42

958
509-1797

0

6

12 April 1981

9

New Zealand sole
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae

6

26
25-27

236
217-258

-

-

5 February 1984

13

Orange roughy
Hoplostethus atlanticus

6

42
39-46

1539
1358-1815

3

3

14 December 1980

51

Pale ghost shark
Hydrolagus sp.

5

52
45-61

779
444-1126

1

4

6 March 1985

49

Parore
Girella tricuspidata

6

32
29-35

664
479-778

0

6

12 March 1985

3

Pilchards
Sardinops neopilchardus

10

17
15-18

55
49-62

-

-

26 August 1982

38

Porae
Nemodactylus douglasi

6

46
41-48

2179
1570-2611

2

4

5 February 1984

13

Rattail
Coelorynchus sp.

6

54
47-59

1048
687-1350

3

3

15 April 1981

13

Rays bream
Brama brama

6

35
34-39

838
736-1161

2

4

10 April 1984

34

Red cod
Pseudophycis bacchus

5

54
51-59

1520
1269-1745

0

4

26 August 1982

38

Red gurnard
Chelidonichthys kumu

6

36
32-43

517
343-950

0

6

26 August 1982

38

Ribaldo
Mora pacifica

6

47
43-50

1146
858-1348

2

4

11 April 1981

15

Ridge-scaled rattail
Macrourus carinatus

6

51
37-67

760
254-1488

3

3

10 June 1984

22

Rig
Mustelus lenticulatus

6

88
82-93

2649
2237-3005

2

4

7 December 1983

38

Salmon (sea cage)
Oncorhynchus tschawytscha

6

43
39-46

1130
863-1406

0

6

23 September 1984

35

Sand flounder
Rhombosolea plebeia

6

23
22-23

180
167-195

0

6

23 November 1984

7

School shark
Galeorhinus australis

6

74
68-89

2063
1620-3476

2

4

26 August 1982

38

Sea perch
Helicolenus papillosus

5

39
33-47

985
612-1731

3

3

17 April 1981

10

Silver dory
Cyttus novaezelandiae

6

36
34-39

944
737-1113

0

6

19 October 1983

21

Silver warehou
Seriolella punctata

6

51
48-57

2555
2134-3089

3

3

5 October 1982

18

Skipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis

6

47
45-49

2187
2012-2465

4

2

22 March 1982

11

Slender tuna
Allothunnus fallai

6

73
69-76

7134
5721-8019

4

2

15 April 1984

24

Smooth oreo dory
Pseudocyttus maculatus

6

39
37-42

1128
906-1440

3

3

14 December 1980

51

Snapper
Chrysophrys auratus

6

33
31-36

879
733-1024

2

4

5 February 1984

13

Southern blue whiting
Micromesistius australis

6

45
43-48

749
665-837

0

6

6 June 1986

50

Spiky dogfish
Squalus acanthias

6

71
57-79

1510
764-1884

4

2

26 August 1982

38

Swollenhead conger eel
Pseudoxenamystax bulbiceps

6

53
47-62

248
141-377

4

2

6 March 1984

49

Tarakihi
Nemadactylus macropterus

6

38
36-41

1087
974-1285

3

3

5 February 1984

13

Trevally
Caranx georgianus

6

43
39-46

1596
1206-1872

6

0

5 February 1984

13

White warehou
Seriolella caerulea

6

51
48-57

4010
3078-4802

0

6

5 October 1982

18

Yellow-belly flounder
Rhombosolea leporina

6

28
26-29

308
273-358

0

6

23 November 1984

7

Yellow-eyed mullet
Aldrichetta forsteri

6

24
23-25

163
149-174

4

2

14 February 1984

38