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Blue Warehou (Seriolella brama) |   | | Common Name: | Blue Warehou | | Scientific Name: | Seriolella brama | | Other Names: | Common warehou, Warehou (NZ), Okihirasu, Medai (Japan). | | Family: | Centrolophidae (butterfishes) | | Description: | The average length is 40 – 60 cm, and the average weight is 4 kg. Dark blueish-green above and white below, with a dark head and a prominent dark pectoral spot; small scales. Distinguished from the other warehous by a long pectoral fin reaching back to the anal fin. | | Main Season: | Available all year round. | | Resource: | Occurs around southern New Zealand and southern Australia. Most common in the cooler coastal waters around the South Island in 20 – 200 m; the shallowest occurring warehou. Main Fishing grounds include the Cook Strait coasts and off Westland. Caught mainly by trawling, sometimes in coastal set nets. A moderate resource. | | Characteristics: | Flesh medium colour; medium to low fat content; medium texture, whitens on cooking. Suitable for most cooking methods. | | Common Packaging: (packaging may vary between vessels) | | H&G / Dressed | Size graded, bulk packed, polylined cartons. | | Headed & Gutted & Tailed | Size graded, bulk packed, polylined cartons. | | Skinless, Boneless Fillets | Size graded, interleaved shatterpack. | | | | Absolute Foods Ltd
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