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Turbot

Average length 25-45 cm, some to about 90 cm. Average weight approximately 1-1.5 kg. Occurs only around New Zealand. Brownish with irregular dark blotches. Shape oval with long rostral hook on upper jaw. Caught mainly along west coasts of both islands as a by-catch from trawling on shallow grounds. A very small resource seldom available for export.
Turbot
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