Species Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871)
Blue Grenadier, Blue Grenidier, Blue Hake, Grenadier, Hoki, New Zealand Whip-tail, New Zealand Whiptail, Whiptail
Compiler and date details
6 June 2011 - Dianne J. Bray
- Coryphaenoides novaezelandiae Hector, J. 1871. On a new species of fish, Coryphaenoides Novae Zelandiae; native name, okarari. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 3(21): 136 pl. 18 [dated 1870] [136, pl. 18(1)] [as Coryphaenoides Novae Zelandiae].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1873.12.13.63, off Ward Island, Port Nicholson, New Zealand. - Coryphaenoides tasmaniae Johnston, R.M. 1883. General and critical observations on fishes of Tasmania with a classified catalogue of all known species. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1882: 53-144 [143].
Type data:
Holotype TMH D144 (formerly TMH 5785), Kangaroo Bluff, TAS.
Paratype(s) TMH D31.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [128]
- Lloris, D., Matallanas, J. & Oliver, P. 2003. Merluzas del Mundo (Familia Merlucciidae). Catálogo comentado e ilustrado de las merluzas conocidas. FAO Catálogo de especies para los fines de la pesca No. 2. Merluzas del Mundo (Familia Merlucciidae). pp. i-v + 1-57, pls 1-12 [12] (not seen)
Generic Combinations
- Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871). —
Günther, A. 1873. Pisces. Zoological Records 8: 89-112 [1871] [103] (changed combinatiion as type of genus Macruronus)
Introduction
Macruronus novaezelandiae is the target of a winter fishery off western Victoria and Tasmania. Hamer et al. (2009) determined that there were at least two separate Blue Grenadier stocks targeted by commercial fishers in the southern and eastern Australia. Macruronus novaezelandiae is the target of New Zealand’s largest fishery (McClatchie et al. 2005).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Sydney, NSW (33°37'S, 151°59'E) to off Geographe Bay, WA (33°06, 114°30'E) and Tasmania, also one record from Northwest Shelf, southwest of Rowley Shoals (18°01'S, 118°17'E); temperate, south-west Pacific (New Zealand) and south-east Atlantic (southern South America).
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Northwest Transition (3), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Juveniles inshore, adults continental slope, total depth range 2–712 m.
General References
Bruce, B.D. 1988. Larval development of blue grenadier, Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector), from Tasmanian waters. United States Fisheries Bulletin 86: 119-128
Bruce, B.D. 1998. Macruronidae — hakes. pp. 88-91 in Neira, F.J., Miskiewicz, A.G. & Trnski, T. Larvae of temperate Australian fishes: laboratory guide for larval fish identification. Nedlands, Western Australia : University of Western Australia press 474 pp.
Bulman, C.M. & Blaber, S.J.M. 1986. Feeding ecology of Macruronus novaezealandiae (Hector) (Teleostei : Merlucciidae) in south-eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 37: 621-639
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Moridae, Melanonidae, Euclichthyidae, Merlucciidae. pp. 324-340 figs 290-303 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [339]
Gomon. M.F. 2008. Family Merlucciidae. pp. 348 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [348]
Gunn, J.S., Bruce, B.D., Furlani, D.M., Thresher, R.E. & Blaber, S.J.M. 1989. Timing and location of spawning of Blue Grenadier, Macruronus novaezelandiae (Teleostei: Merlucciidae), in Australian coastal waters. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 40(1): 97-112
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [23]
Inada, T. 1990. Family Merluciidae. pp. 319-345 in Cohen, D.M., Inada, T., Iwamoto, T. & Scialabba, N. FAO Species Catalogue. Gadiform fishes of the world (order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125. Rome : FAO Vol. 10 442 pp. [326]
McClatchie, S., Pinkerton, M. & Livingston, M.E. 2005. Relating the distribution ofa semi-demersal fish, Macruronus novaezelandiae, to their pelagic food supply. Deep-sea Research Part 1 52: 1489–1501
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [128]
Milton, D.A. & Shacklee, J.B. 1987. Biochemical genetics and population structure of blue grenadier, Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector) (Pisces : Merlucciidae), from Australian waters. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38: 727– 742
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [60] (424)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Merlucciidae. pp. 625-627 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [626]
Punt, A.E., Smith, D.C., Thomson, R.B. Haddon, M., He, X. & Lyle, J.M. 2001. Stock assessment of the blue grenadier Macruronus novaezelandiae resource off south-eastern Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 52(4): 701-717
Thresher, R.E., Bruce, B.D., Furlani, D.M. & Gunn, J.S. 1988. Distribution, advection and growth of larvae of the southern temperate gadoid, Macruronus novaezelandiae (Teleostei : Merlucciidae), in Australian coastal waters. Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 87: 29–48
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [40] (712)
Common Name References
Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [75] (Australian Marketing Name) (Blue Grenidier)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [60] (New Zealand Whip-tail)
Prokop, F. 2002. Australian Fish Guide. Croydon South, Victoria : Australian Fishing Network 256 pp. [170] (Grenadier)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Blue Grenadier)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Ward, R.D. (eds) 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook. Hobart : CSIRO Marine Research 460 pp. [84] (Blue Hake, Hoki, New Zealand Whiptail, Whiptail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2015 | GADIFORMES | 28-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |