Blue Warehou, Seriolella brama (Günther 1860)

Other Names: Black Trevally, Common Warehou, Haddock, Portland Hake, Sea Bream, Snotgall Trevalla, Snotgall Trevally, Snotty, Snotty Nose Trevalla, Snotty Trevalla, Snotty Trevally, Snottynose Trevalla, Tasmanian Travalla, Tasmanian Trevally, Warehou

Summary:

A steely-blue to greenish-blue medusa-fish becoming slightly paler below, with a large black blotch above the pectoral-fin base, and a silvery-pinkish hue on the gill cover and lower jaw.

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Bray, D.J. 2021, Seriolella brama in Fishes of Australia, accessed 17 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/747

Blue Warehou, Seriolella brama (Günther 1860)

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Distribution	Portland, Queensland, to the Great Australian Bight, Western Australia, including northern and eastern Tasmania, and possibly to east of Albany, Western Australia. Elsewhere the species occurs in southern New Zealand. Blue Warehou mostly occur in offshore waters, although juveniles may be found in bays, estuaries and coastal waters. Juveniles (to about 35 cm in length) form large schools inshore to feed on plankton near the surface, although they also occur offshore to a depth of 100 m. They are often seen in association with jellyfish. Adults usually aggregate near the seafloor in deeper offshore waters, possibly moving into the water column to feed at night, and are commonly found above 200 m.
Features	Dorsal fin VII-IX, 25-29; Anal fin III, 19-23; Caudal fin 17; Pectoral fin 19-22; Pelvic fin I, 5; Lateral line scales 90; Gill rakers 6-7 + 1 + 15-18 = 25; Vertebrae 25. Body deep, robust, streamlined; snout blunt; dorsal fin long-based, front part very low, spinous; caudal peduncle narrow, with a small, distinct keel on each side; pectoral fin long, falcate, often reaching beyond the anal-fin origin.
Feeding	Feeds opportunistically on pelagic invertebrates including salps, euphausiids, krill, crabs and small squid.
Fisheries	Taken in as incidental byproduct in the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery. Blue Warehou are also taken infrequently by recreational anglers.
Conservation	Blue Warehou populations have experienced a severe decline i numbers, and since 2001, the species has been considered to be 'overfished', and is listed as Conservation Dependent under the Commonwealth EPBC Act 1999.
Species Citation	Neptomenus brama Günther 1860, Cat. Fishes Brit. Mus. 2: 390. Type locality: New Zealand.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2021
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Blue Warehou, Seriolella brama (Günther 1860)

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