New Zealand ruffe

Schedophilus huttoni

Centrolophid Fish from New Zealand Waters

Southern Hemisphere
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
South America
Elongated
Large

The New Zealand ruffe, Schedophilus huttoni, is a medusafish of the family Centrolophidae found in southern Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans as far north as latitude 18°S, at depths of up to 1,000 m. Its length is up to 90 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Mackerels, Tunas, and Allies
Family: Centrolophidae
Genus: Schedophilus
Maximum length: 90 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Australia (including Victoria and Tasmania) and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Peru and Chile (Ref. 9068 ). Western Indian Ocean: South Africa. Atlantic Ocean: northernmost record, 18°S.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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