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Photo	Names
Image courtesy of: Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia, Office of Seafood and Office of Regulatory Affairs, US Food and Drug Administration.	Latin: Hoplostethus atlanticus French: Hoplostete orange German: Kaiserbarsch Spanish: Reloj anaranjado Russian: Okun hoplostethus Japanese: Orenjiraffi

Description

Orange roughy are a relatively new addition to the fishing industry. They were discovered in the early 1970's off the coast a of New Zealand and later off the coast of Australia, but New Zealand remains the worlds main supply of this fish. As a relatively expensive fish, it is sometimes replaced with oreo dory. The meat of orao dory is not as white as that of the orange roughy. The orange roughy grows to lengths of 30 to 40 cm (12 to 16 in).

Markets	Commercial Aspects
Exporting Countries Capture: New Zealand, Australia Primary Consumers United States, Europe, Japan	About 70,000 tons of Orange roughy are landed each year.

Production Trends	Diet/Health Info
Scientists believe that harvests are sustainable at their current level and should remain stable. However, the discovery of ne stocks might increase harvests slightly.	-----

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