Ahuru (Auchenoceros punctatus)

Scientific name: Auchenoceros punctatus Hutton, 1873

Ahuru (Auchenoceros punctatus)

The Ahuru (Auchenoceros punctatus) is a marine fish of the family Moridae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, east coast of New Zealand southward; also in the Cook Strait.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Auchenoceros punctatus
Family
Moridae (Morid cods)
Order
Gadiformes (Cods)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Common length
10.0
Depth range
5–420 m (16–1378 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 5 - 420 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: east coast of New Zealand southward; also in the Cook Strait.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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