Ahuru (Auchenoceros punctatus) fish species and information / pictures of Ahuru - Auchenoceros punctatus

Ahuru (Auchenoceros punctatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Auchenoceros punctatus

Common Name
Ahuru

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Snout blunt; dorsal head profile smoothly rounded. Chin barbel absent. First dorsal fin appearing as a single, elongate ray, widely separated from the second dorsal fin. Ventral light organ absent. Color generally pale, variously reported as pink-tan with spots, silvery with a spot on side of the head and a yellow lateral stripe.

Classification

Classified By

Hutton, 1873

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cods (Gadiformes)

Family

Morid cods (Moridae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: east coast of New Zealand southward; also in the Cook Strait.

Range

34°S - 48°S, 170°E - 179°W

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

5 m

Depth To - meters

420 m

Zone

pelagic-oceanic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 5 - 420 m (Ref. 1371)

Trophic Level

3.31 s.e. 0.40 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

13.0 cm

Common Length

10.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of potential interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (13 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated