Centroberyx affinis, Northland, New Zealand, Photo: Graham Edgar
Centroberyx affinis, Poor Knights Is, New Zealand, Photo: Andrew Green
Centroberyx affinis, Poor Knights Is, New Zealand, Photo: Andrew Green
Centroberyx affinis, Northland, New Zealand, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Often seen by divers in midwater above steeply sloping reefs along the exposed coast, although juveniles are known to enter estuaries such as Botany Bay. Large quantities of the species are commercially trawled.
Information
Max Size: 51 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 14.6-23.9°C
Habitat: Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (4% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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