Biology:Nemadactylus macropterus
| Nemadactylus macropterus | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | [[Biology:|Cheilodactylidae]] |
| Genus: | Nemadactylus |
| Species: | N. macropterus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Nemadactylus macropterus (J. R. Forster, 1801)
| |
| |
| Range (in blue) | |
Nemadactylus macropterus, commonly known as the tarakihi or jackass morwong, is a morwong of the genus Nemadactylus, found off southern Australia , the Atlantic coast of South America, and New Zealand to depths of about 400 m, on all types of bottoms. Its length is between 30 and 60 cm. They were first found on the south-western coast of the North Islands in 1963-72. It is ranked second on the total of New Zealand wet fish but very little is known about them.
The maximum lifespan is approximately 35 years, and maturation is obtained at the age of 3-6 years (Smolenski, A., 2003).[1] They spawn from the periods of February to June (Bruce, B. 2001).[2] The young N.macropterus are found in high density in the inner and mid shelf, while the adults reside on the outer continental shelf (Hall, N. 2010).[3]
References
- ↑ Smolenski, A. (2003). "Lack of genetic divergence found with microsatellite DNA markers in the tarakihi Nemadactylus macropterus". New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 37 (2): 223–230. doi:10.1080/00288330.2003.9517160. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2003.9517160.
- ↑ Bruce, B. (2001). "Influence of mesoscale oceanographic processes on larval distribution and stock structure in jackass morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus: Cheilodactylidae)". ICES Journal of Marine Science 58 (5): 1072–1080. doi:10.1006/jmsc.2001.1099. https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsc.2001.1099.
- ↑ Hall, N. (2010). "Life cycle characteristics of the Blue Morwong Nemadactylus valenciennesi, compared with those of other species of Cheilodactylidae". Marine and Freshwater Research 61 (1): 104–118. doi:10.1071/MF08341. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF08341.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Nemadactylus macropterus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN:0-00-216987-8
- D. A. Robertson (1978) Spawning of tarakihi (Pisces: Cheilodaetylidae) in New Zealand waters, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 12:3, 277-286, DOI:10.1080/00288330.1978.9515754
Wikidata ☰ Q2290899 entry
 |
