There is no accurate stock assessment available. Think before you consume this species, and always respect the sustainable size and breeding season! Eat responsibly. Due to ineffective legislation that does not take into account the species biology, the legal size of this fish is substantially lower than the sustainable size. This makes it particularly important to respect the sustainable size shown

There are no current information suggesting toxicity

Bluish grey above, paler below with a silvery sheen; fins blackish brown. Adults are typically dark brown to slate-grey with whitish tips on the tail lobes. Juveniles have an irregular mottled pattern, a whitish margin on their tail, and black blotches on head and body. Body tall, compressed. Big mouth with big head and a rough bony ridge across upper part of the gill cover. They are known for their large head, big mouth, and a rough bony ridge across the upper part of the gill cover. Looks like: Polyprion oxygeneios (Hapuku/Two-tone Wreckfish): both large, long-lived fish, with similar sizes and weights. Can be distinguished by its slenderer body shape and triangular caudal fin.

Wreckfish can live for nearly 100 years!