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Name: |
Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) |
Family: |
Merlucciidae (Merluccid hakes), subfamily: Merlucciinae |
Alternative Name: |
Blue grenadier |
Order: |
Gadiformes (cods) |
Class: |
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
Environment: |
Benthopelagic; oceanodromous; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 1000 m |
Climate: |
Subtropical; 33°S - 54°S |
Importance: |
Fisheries: Highly commercial |
Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.12-0.2; tm=3-7; tmax=25) |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 12-13 Dorsal soft rays (total): 96-106 Anal spines: 0-0 Anal soft rays: 89-93 Vertebrae: 78-81. Dorsal surface silvery, with a purple or blue-green tinge; plank and belly silvery; fins darker. Body very elongated and compressed with a tapering tail, dorsal and anal fins confluent with the caudal fin (Ref. 33856). |
Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and southern Australia . |
Max size: |
120 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1371) 130.0 cm TL (female) max. published weight: 1,500 g (Ref. 1371) max. published weight: 7,000.0 g max. reported age: 25 years |
Species Information: |
Darkish flesh of medium moisture and medium to low fat content. Hoki is an offshore midwater fish, found at depths of 200-800 metres throughout New Zealand waters. It's also known as whiptail, blue hake or blue grenadier. The New Zealand Commercial Hoki fishery of this species has been certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (http://www.msc.org/) as well-managed and sustainable |