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‖ kokopu N.Z.|ˈkɔːkɔpʊ|
[Maori.]
A small freshwater fish, Galaxias fasciatus.
1886R. A. A. Sherrin Handbk. Fishes N.Z. 138 ‘Kokopu’, Dr Hector says, is the general Maori name for several very common fishes in the New Zealand streams and lakes, belonging to the family of Galaxiidæ. 1929W. Martin N.Z. Nature Bk. I. xix. 175 The Kokopu or ‘Native Trout’ (Galaxias fasciatus) is known from all parts of New Zealand south of the Bay of Islands. 1949P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. viii. 236 The kokopu do not run until March. 1962Post-Primary School Bull. (Wellington, N.Z.) XV. i. 27 Kokopu, Galaxias fasciatus, live in most of our streams and smaller rivers. 1966Encycl. N.Z. I. 675/2 Galaxias fasciatus, the kokopu or banded galaxias, is found throughout the country. |