Also known as:
Common warehou
Black trevally
Haddock
Portland hake
Sea bream
Snotgall trevalla
Snotty
Snotty nose trevalla
Snotty trevalla
Snotty trevally
Snottynose trevalla
Tasmanian travalla
Tasmanian trevally
Warehou
Common Group Name:
Medusafishes
Family Name:
Centrolophidae
Genus Name:
Seriolella
Species Name:
Seriolella brama
Dispatch Method:
The eating qualities of these fish can be greatly improved if they are killed immediately by iki jime or a firm knock to the head before placing them in an ice slurry after bleeding.
Fish Description:
- Blue Warehou are dark bluish-green above, with a silvery white underside, and a black spot by the pectoral fin.
- The pectoral fin is long and extends back to the start of the anal fin.
Fish Distribution:
- This species occurs offshore on continental shelf and slope waters of the southwest Pacific region near Australia and New Zealand.
- In Australia this species occurs offshore from southern NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
- Adults fish have been reported from depths between 22 and 400 meters.
- Juveniles prefer shallower waters and sometimes enter estuaries.
Fish Size Common Length:
35-50 cm, maximum size around 80 cm and 5 kg.
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For assistance with identifying fishes, see fishesofaustralia.net.au. For information on size and bag limits, check out the website of your State Fisheries Department.
We thank fishesofaustralia.net.au and Australia's various Fisheries Departments for some of the thumbnail images used to assist with fish identification on this website and its applications, as licensed for use under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Thanks also to Michigan State University and Georgia Aquarium for generous donation of xrays of some US fish species.
