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Plagiogeneion rubiginosum  (Hutton, 1875)

Rubyfish
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Ruby fish, Rubyfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from bottom trawls off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). Type locality. First record in the Chatham Islands (Ref. 45493). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Also Ref. 4537, 5325, 10394, 28705, 75154.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5325); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115123); max. reported age: 10 years (Ref. 35378)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 500 m (Ref. 115123)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 22°S - 40°S, 14°E - 170°E

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands, southern Australia, and New Zealand. Southeast Atlantic: Vema Seamount west of Cape Town and off Algoa Bay, and Walvis Bay in Namibia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10. Rosy pink in color, brownish dorsally, silvery below; fins red, tips of caudal fin blackish (Ref. 5325).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Adults occur near sandy or muddy bottom in deep water. Feeds on larger zooplankton (Ref. 3394). Marketed fresh or frozen and proves to be an excellent foodfish (Ref. 115123).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5313 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4   ±0.45 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=10; K=0.33; tm=3-4)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
High