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Kōrero: Crabs, rock lobsters and other crustaceans

New Zealand scampi

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New Zealand scampi

New Zealand scampi (Metanephrops challengeri) are deep-water animals, inhabiting burrows on the continental shelf. Ranging from 15 to 30 centimetres long, they have the appearance of a large prawn. Around 1,000 tonnes are landed each year.

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NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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Niel Bruce rāua ko Alison MacDiarmid, Crabs, rock lobsters and other crustaceans – Other lobsters, prawns and krill, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8243/new-zealand-scampi (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Niel Bruce rāua ko Alison MacDiarmid, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.