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Pāniwhaniwha

Whakamārama:

He ika matatuhi, māwhero kita. He tohu karaka kei ngā tinana o ētahi. He iti noa iho te ūpoko engari he tino roroa ngā pakihau taha.

Scope Note:

A large schooling fish of bright pink colour, sometimes with orange markings. The head is rather small but the pectoral fins are very long. The dorsal fin is very spiny. Caprodon longimanus.

English Used For:

Pink maomao
Maomao, Pink

Tahūhū/Broader Terms:

Ika moana