 It is found from shallow waters one meter deep but generally inhabits 100-200m but may have maximum depths of up to 300m (NIWA, 2012; Rainer & Reyes, 2019).Red gurnard eggs develop for 7 days before hatching (Rainer & Reyes, 2019), and grow rapidly until they reach maturity at 2–3 years old.After reaching maturity growth slows considerably and they move into deeper water shown in a study by Lyon & Horn (2011) where red gurnards found in deeper strata were older and longer on average than those found inshore.