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There are two species of Kahawai, Arripus trutta and Arripus xylabion. A. trutta are more common, but both species look very similar and are blue-green with black spots on the back and silver undersides. A. tutta reaches a maximum length of 79 cm and A. xylabion can reach 94 cm.
There is no available data on the biology of A. xylabion. A. trutta have a maximum age of 26 years and reach maturity at 39-40 cm in length, corresponding to about 4 years old.
Kahawai is mostly found north of Cook Strait at depths to 150 m. They feed on other fish, crustaceans and copepods.
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| 1 Reported commercial catch is calculated for the 12 month period to 30/09/2026 |
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| 2 Quota value and exports are calculated pro-rata to reported commercial catch for the 12 month period to 30/09/2026 |
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