New Zealand ruffe (Schedophilus huttoni)

Species facts

Scientific name

Schedophilus huttoni

Family

Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)

Order

Perciformes (Perch-like fish)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

90.0

Depth range

1000 m (3281 ft)

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range ? - 1000 m, usually 270 - 500 m

Climate

Deep-water

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Victoria and Tasmania) and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile. Western Indian Ocean: South Africa. Atlantic Ocean: northernmost record, 18?S.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)