Kahawai (Arripis trutta)


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).

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Kahawai (Arripis trutta)

New Zealand commercial fish species