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How to catch Parore

Girella tricuspidata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

About Parore fishing

The parore is a medium-sized marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Girellidae. It features a moderately deep, compressed, oval-shaped body with a dark greenish-grey back, silvery-grey flanks marked with faint vertical bars, and small incisor-like teeth adapted for grazing. Growing up to 71 centimetres in maximum fork length and a top weight of 4 kilograms, this benthopelagic species naturally inhabits shallow coastal waters, rocky reefs, estuaries, and seagrass beds down to a depth of 20 metres. Primarily herbivorous, it feeds extensively on marine algae, seagrasses, and filamentous weeds, while occasionally consuming small benthic invertebrates. Schooling strongly during daylight hours, adults undertake seasonal coastal movements and spawn in surf zones and estuarine mouths during the winter months.

  • Difficulty

    Medium

  • Average size

    35 cm TL

  • Market value

    Very high

  • Habitat

    Brackish, Saltwater

  • Season

    Spring, Summer, Autumn

  • Also known as

    Black bream, Blackfish, Blackperch, Darkie, Luderick, Mangrove fish

Parore

Tricuspid teeth

Distinctive three-pointed teeth visible at the mouth tip.

Vertical dark bars

Faint dark vertical bands along the flank distinguish this species.

Parore fishing facts

Characteristics

  • Typical size

    35 cm TL (max 71 cm FL )

  • Typical weight

    0.8 kg (max 4 kg )

  • Preferred temperature

    14.6–23.6 °C

  • Depth

    0–20 m

  • Longevity

    24 years

  • Body shape

    Short And / Or Deep

  • Commercial?

  • Vulnerability score

    36.3

Best hours

  • Dawn

    First light

    Active

  • Morning

    After sunrise

    Peak

  • Midday

    High sun

    Low

  • Afternoon

    Late day

    Peak

  • Dusk

    Last light

    Active

  • Night

    After dark

    Low

When to fish for Parore

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How to catch Parore

Tips for catching Parore

Targeting this species successfully requires a finesse approach centered around precise presentation in areas with heavy weed growth, rocky breakwaters, or estuarine structured ledges. Because these fish graze primarily on vegetation, float rigs suspended precisely at the depth of weed beds using natural filamentous green weed or sea cabbage are exceptionally effective. Anglers should utilize light mainlines and finely weighted running floats that offer minimal resistance when the fish mouths the bait. Fishing is most productive during daylight hours, particularly around the turn of the tide when fish congregate near current lines and rocky outcrops. Careful handling and immediate dispatch are essential to ensure the flesh retains its best table quality.

Other names for Parore

Local and alternate names anglers use for Parore.

  • Rockperch
  • Parore
  • Pacific bream
  • Nigger
  • Nigger fish
  • Mangrove fish
  • Nibbler
  • Luderick
  • Darkie
  • Blackperch
  • Blackfish
  • Black bream

Best equipment to catch Parore

Compare fishing methods for Parore — sized kit for each technique.

Note: Typical fish is 0.8 kg Our algorithm will suggest the best equipment for you based on this weight.

Best lures and baits for Parore

Ranked lures and natural baits from every method, best first.

How Parore migrates — Inshore–offshore

Shifts between shallow inshore water and deeper offshore grounds with the season.

How Parore migrates — Inshore–offshore 1. Warm months: Stay close inshore through the warm months. 2. Cold months: Move offshore into deeper water as it cools.
Inshore Offshore

1 Warm months

Inshore

Stay close inshore through the warm months.

2 Cold months

Offshore

Move offshore into deeper water as it cools.

Hover or tap a number to read each stage.

Diet and behavior of Parore

  • Diet

    Herbivore

  • Feeds by

    Grazes plants

  • Hunts

    Morning · Afternoon

  • Feeds over

    Hard bottom · Intertidal · Seagrass · Mangroves

Prey and predators of Parore

Prey is what Parore eats. Predators are the animals that eat it.

That is how it feeds, and how it is hunted.

Prey

What it eats

Other prey

  • Enteromorpha sp. leaves/blades
  • Gigartina sp. n.a./others
  • Gracilaria sp. leaves/blades
  • Ulva sp. leaves/blades
  • Zostera sp. leaves/blades

Predators

What hunts it

Fish

  • Zeus faber recruits/juv.

Where Parore lives

Lives near the bottom but swims in the water just above it. Cover the lower column, not only the mud.

Habitats
Brackish, Saltwater
Depth zone
Sublittoral
Continental shelf · 0–20 m
Water column
Benthopelagic
Just above the bed

Where this species lives

Where to fish for Parore

Mapped fishing spots where Parore is recorded — open a pin for access and methods.

Waiau Bay

AucklandAucklandNew Zealand

Matapouri Bay

WhangāreiNorthlandNew Zealand