Species FAO code: GRN

Macruronus novaezelandiae

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Blauer Seehecht de Hoki de Langschwanz-Seehecht de Neuseeländischer Hoki de Neuseeländischer Langschwanz-Seehecht de Neuseeland-Seehecht	–
Belgium	fr Hoki nl Hoki	–
Croatia	hr oslić hoki	–
Cyprus	el χόκι	–
Czech Republic	cs Hoki novozélandský cs Treskovník novozélandský	–
Denmark	da Newzealandsk langhale da hoki	–
Estonia	et Uusmeremaa piitsmerluus et hoki	–
Finland	fi hoki sv hoki	–
France	fr hoki de Nouvelle-Zélande	–
Germany	de Neuseeland-Seehecht de Neuseeländischer Hoki de Neuseeländischer Langschwanz-Seehecht de Langschwanz-Seehecht de Blauer Seehecht de Hoki	–
Italy	it Nasello merluzzo australe	–
Latvia	lv Jaunzēlandes makrurona	–
Lithuania	lt melsvoji ilgauodegė menkė	–
Luxembourg	de Neuseeländischer Hoki de Neuseeländischer Langschwanz-Seehecht fr hoki de Nouvelle-Zélande	–
Netherlands	nl Hoki [Macruronus novaezealandiae synonym for Macruronus novaezelandiae] nl Blauwe grenadier [Macruronus novaezealandiae synonym for Macruronus novaezelandiae]	–
Poland	pl Miruna nowozelandzka pl buławik nowozelandzki	–
Portugal	pt Granadeiro-de-cauda-azul	–
Spain	es Merluza de cola es Merluza de cola azul es Hoki	Galicia: Pescada de cola azul
Sweden	sv Hoki	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Macruronus novaezelandiae

Scientific name

Macruronus novaezelandiae

Author

(Hector, 1871)

Rank

Species

FAO code

GRN

Morphological description

Dorsal surface silvery, with a purple or blue-green tinge; plank and belly silvery; fins darker. Body very elongate and compressed with a tapering tail, dorsal and anal fins confluent with the caudal fin (Ref. 33856).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderGadiformes
  - FamilyMerlucciidae
    - GenusMacruronus
      - SpeciesMacruronus novaezelandiae

Synonyms

Coryphaenoides novaezelandiae Hector, 1871
Macruronus novaezealandiae (Hector, 1871)
Coryphaenoides tasmaniae Johnston, 1883

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 59 — Other
      - 0302 59 90 — Other
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 69 — Other
      - 0303 69 70 — Blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae)
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 44 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0304 44 90 — Other
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 53 00 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
  - Frozen fillets of fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
    - 0304 79 — Other
      - 0304 79 50 — Blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae)
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 95 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae, other than Alaska pollack (Theragra chalcogramma)
      - 0304 95 10 — Surimi
      - Other
        0304 95 90 — Other
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 32 — Fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
      - 0305 32 90 — Other

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Macruronus novaezelandiae

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 81 - Pacific, Southwest

Distribution maps