Whole size:
10-80 kg Identifying features: Metalic dark blue above
changing through yellow to silvery white on belly. Moderate to long pectoral fins, second
dorsal fin greatly extended. Large fleshy keel on caudal peduncle flanked by 2 smaller
keels.
Comparisons: Differs in
having more rakers on the first gill arch (26-34 versus 19-27), much longer second dorsal
and anal fins and a heavier bodied tail.
Fillets: Bright red raw, grayish brown when cooked. excellent raw.
Habitat: Marine; pelagic in the open ocean. Main fishing grounds
northeast of New Zealand between East Cape and North Cape.
Catching method: Surface longliners and drifting longliners. |
