Nemadactylus macropterus, Tarakihi : fisheries, gamefish

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Nemadactylus macropterus (Forster, 1801)

Tarakihi
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New Zealand territory information

Common names: Tarakihi, Tarakihi
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.), 1994
Importance: commercial | Ref: Armitage, R.O., D.A. Payne, G.J. Lockley, H.M. Currie, R.L. Colban, B.G. Lamb and L.J. Paul (eds.), 1994
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Common throughout New Zealand, but most abundant in the cooler waters south of East Cape and around the South Island (Ref. 9258), and south to Snares Island (Ref. 115198). Recorded from Northeastern and Eastern Chatham Rise as rarely found (Ref. 87166). Landed throughout the year with catches increasing from February to June (Ref. 9258). Recorded in trawl surveys in Chatham Islands (Ref. 45493) and off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. See Ref. 9072 for use in game fishing. Also Ref. 5873, 8879, 45524, 75154.
National Checklist:
Territory Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences | Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Common names from other territories

Джакас серый, Jackass morwong, Peixe-bobo-taraki, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Latridae (Trumpeters)
Etymology: Nemadactylus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Forster.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 22 - 450 m (Ref. 58489), usually 100 - 250 m (Ref. 3243). Subtropical; 27°S - 48°S, 62°W - 176°W

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Indo-Pacific: St. Paul and Amsterdam islands in the Indian Ocean, southern Australia, including Tasmania, and New Zealand. Southwest Atlantic: southern South America.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 30.0, range 25 - 35 cm
Max length : 70.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9563); common length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3243); max. published weight: 2.9 kg (Ref. 6390); max. reported age: 50 years (Ref. 26998)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 28; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15; Vertebrae: 35. Adults have elongate upper pectoral-fin rays and are silvery with a broad black band from the nape to the pectoral-fin base (Ref. 33616).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults demersal on the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563) to depths of 450 m (Ref. 33616). Juveniles tend to live near shallow reefs (Ref. 6390). Postlarvae inhabit offshore waters and are found in surface waters at night (Ref. 9072). Average weight is 1800 g. Feed on polychaete worms, crustaceans, mollusks and echinoderms (Ref. 28626). Flesh is quite good eating. Often sold as tiki fillets.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Jackass morwong have an extended pelagic postlarval stage (Ref. 6390). Research in New Zealand has shown that metamorphosis to the juvenile stage occurs between 9 and 12 months after hatching (Ref. 28625).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Kailola, P.J., M.J. Williams, P.C. Stewart, R.E. Reichelt, A. McNee and C. Grieve, 1993. Australian fisheries resources. Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra, Australia. 422 p. (Ref. 6390)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 11.1 - 16, mean 14 °C (based on 71 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01288 (0.00968 - 0.01715), b=3.03 (2.95 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.42 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (K=0.1-0.28; tm=3-6; Fec=100,000; tmax=50).
Prior r = 0.27, 95% CL = 0.18 - 0.40, Based on 2 full stock assessments.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   High.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 53.9 [34.9, 93.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.942 [0.612, 1.486] mg/100g; Protein = 19.1 [17.3, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.381 [0.268, 0.531] g/100g; Selenium = 42.1 [24.0, 72.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 9.17 [3.73, 21.69] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.658 [0.505, 0.900] mg/100g (wet weight);