Trumpeter

To one hundred and forty centimetres and more

Trumpeter - To one hundred and forty centimetres and more.

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The trumpeter's normal centre of abundance is about and south of Cook Strait, although winter stragglers may reach Doubtless Bay in the North of the North Island..

The species is not now as plentiful as formerly. Rocky coastlines to depths of forty metres or clear bottoms to approximately two hundred metres are places frequented by this species. Trumpeter prefer habitat about rocky ground, where it feeds on a wide variety of small marine life including crab species and shellfish.

The trumpeter's general coloration is usually shades of olive with flushes of yellow, and there are three or four yellowish-brown bands along the upper sides when freshly removed from the water.

Trumpeter make great table fare and are considered a very welcome addition for most anglers.

The maori name kohokohi is not widely used. Small specimens are often caught in association with terakihi in southern waters, while large specimens are sometimes taken on deepwater reefs such as the Ranfurly Banks off New Zealand’s, East Cape, while fishing for hapuku and kingfish.

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