Giant Stargazer - Annual Spawning Distribution

The purpose of this information is to show the Spawning distribution of Giant Stargazer Lineage - Document describing the data source used, history of changes, background information about the given layer, and references Creator - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Publisher - Ministry for Primary Industries Contributor - Michael Beentjes, NIWA Custodian - Ministry for Primary Industries Jurisdiction of Custodian - New Zealand Rights - Crown Copyright Reserved. Subject - Annual distribution of spawning giant stargazer within the waters around New Zealand Source - Multiple sources - see Lineage for details Language - English Relation - Annual adult Giant Stargazer Biological layer, Juvenile distribution Function - To ensure that fisheries are sustainably used within a healthy aquatic ecosystem Layer Type - biota Audience - All Mandate - New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy Progress - Completed Metadata - Compliant with NZGLS and ANZLIC Layer Information Species Common Name - Giant stargazer Species Scientific Name - Kathetostoma giganteum Haast 1873 Species Maori Name - N/A Species Code - STA Endangered Status - Not threatened Season - Spawning Habitat Type - Demersal Minimum Depth - 12 m Maximum Depth - 900 m