Arripis
Sign in to saveArripis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes from Australia and New Zealand, known as Australian salmon, kahawai and Australian herring. They are the only members of the family Arripidae. Despite the common name, Australian salmon are not related to the salmon family Salmonidae of the Northern Hemisphere, just as Australian herring are not related to herring of the Northern Hemisphere, but belong to the order Scombriformes of mackerel-like fishes. Australian salmon were named so by early European settlers after their superficial resemblance to salmonids.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyArripidae
Vissen Arripis is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van Australische zalmen (Arripidae).[1] Het geslacht is voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven in 1840 door Jenyns. Soorten Arripis georgianus (Valenciennes, 1831) Arripis trutta (Forster, 1801) Arripis truttaceus (Cuvier, 1829) Arripis xylabion Paulin, 1993 Bronnen, noten en/of referenties ↑ (en) Arripis. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 12 2011 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2011.
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Arripis is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes from Australia and New Zealand, known as Australian salmon, kahawai and Australian herring. They are the only members of the family Arripidae. Despite the common name, Australian salmon are not related to the salmon family Salmonidae of the Northern Hemisphere, just as Australian herring are not related to herring of the Northern Hemisphere, but belong to the order Scombriformes of mackerel-like fishes. Australian salmon were named so by early European settlers after their superficial resemblance to salmonids.
Relatively long-lived fish, Australian salmon are a favoured target of recreational fishers, and both commercial and traditional Māori fisheries. They are also common bycatch of the Australasian snapper (Pagrus auratus), mullet (Mugilidae), white trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex), and mackerel (Scombridae) fisheries. These species are all taken in great numbers by way of purse seine nets and trawling. They are also caught by skilled fishermen along the southern coastline of Australia by beach seining.