New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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First record of Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (Pisces: Gempylidae) from New Zealand

C. D. Paulin

National Museum of New Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington, New Zealand

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G. Habib

Fisheries Research Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, P.O. Box 19062, Wellington, New Zealand

Abstract Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (Smith, 1849) is widespread in warmer oceanic waters and has recently been recorded in the catches of tuna longline vessels in the New Zealand region. Twenty-five specimens were caught at 31°46'-32°03'S, 170°49'-171°H'E on 23-27 June 1979, thus extending the known range of the species to northern New Zealand.

Keywords Gempylidae; Lepidocybium flavobrunneum; new New Zealand record.

New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 1980, 14(4): 405-407
Received 21 July 1980; revision received 10 September 1980 Fisheries Research Division Publication 423

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