Tawatawa

Whakamārama:

He ika matatuhi, rarahi ngā karu. He hanga rite ki te kahawai pūhihi. He ōrangi kāriki te tuarā, he mā kākonu te poho me ngā tohu kerekere rite ki te moko.

Scope Note:

A shoaling fish shaped like a slender kahawai with a large eye. The ground colour is blue/green above and silvery white below, with an irregular pattern of dark markings like a moko above. Scomber australasicus.

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