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Name: |
Kahawai (Arripis trutta) |
Family: |
Arripidae (Australian salmon) |
Order: |
Perciformes (perch-likes) |
Class: |
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
Alternative Name: |
Kahawai |
Max size: |
89.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27296); max. published weight: 9,400 g (Ref. 9988); max. reported age: 26 years |
Environment: |
Pelagic; anadromous (Ref. 51243); brackish; marine ; depth range - 30 m |
Climate: |
Subtropical; 27°S - 47°S |
Importance: |
Fisheries: commercial; Gamefish: yes; Bait: usually |
Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.2-0.3; tm=4) |
Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: southern Australia (including Tasmania, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island), usually Brisbane to Western Victoria, rarely to Western Australia; and New Zealand (including Chatham and Kermadec Islands). |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 25. Adults are dark blue-green above and silvery below, with irregularly defined spots arranged laterally in indistinct rows (Ref. 33616). Length of upper lobe of caudal fin < 29.9% SL, more or less equal to, or less than, the length of the head (Ref. 9701). |