Fishing


Saltwater

Bluenose

5 – 6kg, up to 20kg

60 – 100cm

Maori Name: Matiri | Scientific Name: Hyperoglyphe antarctica
Found in depths from 100 - 500m in the temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere. They like rough ground and reef structures. Bluenose is distinguished from Hapuku/Groper by a blunt snout and laterally compressed body with large eyes.

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0800 47 62 24, To Report illegal fishing

www.mpi.govt.nz


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