Muriwhenua Fisheries Claim / SOE Claim

A 6 Appendix 6

see 3.4.2

FISH NOMENCLATURE

This list cross identifies fish named in the evidence, but is not a complete catalogue of species, or of the species known to Maori. There are many dialectical variations and alternative names in some districts which are not provided here.

English Name/Group Scientific Name Maori Name

A6.1 MARINE FINFISH

Sharks/Dogfish/Rays
Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus Mako
Blue Shark Prionace glauca Mangoo-Pounamu
Bronze Whaler Carcharhinus brachyurus Tooiki
Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus Reremai
Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus Mangoo-Ripi
Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna zygaena
School Shark Galeorhinus australis Tupere
Gummy Shark Mustelus antarcticus Makoo, Kapeta
Rig Mustelus lenticulatus Mangaa, Mangoo
Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias Koinga
Grey Spiny Dogfish Squalus blainvillei Koinga, Pioke
Short-tailed Stingray Dasyatis brevicaudatus Whai Repo
Long-tailed Stingray Dasyatis thetidis Whai Repo
Eagle Ray Myliobatis tenuicaudatus Whai Repo

Chimaeras
Elephantfish Callorhinchus milii Reperepe

Clupeoids
Pilchard Sardinops neopilchardus Mohimohi
Sprats Sprattus antipodum, S Kupae
muelleri
Anchovy Engraulis australis Korowhaawhaa

Marine Eels
Conger Eel Conger verreauxi Kooiro

Cods
Southern Blue Whiting Micromesistius australis
Red Cod Pseudophycis bachus Hoka

Hakes
Hake Merluccius australis Tiikati
Hoki Macruronus Hoki
novaezelandiae

Cusk Eels
Ling Genypterus blacodes Hokarari

Garfish
Garfish Hyporhamphus ihi Takeke
Saury Scomberesox saurus Karehe

Roughies
Orange Roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus

Alfonsino
Alfonsino Beryx splendens

Dories
Lookdown Dory Cyttus traversi
John Dory Zeus faber Kuparu
Mirror Dory Zenopsis nebulosus
Silver Dory Cyttus novaezelandiae

Oreo Dories
Black Oreo Allocyttus sp.
Smooth Oreo Pseudocyttus maculatus
Spiky Oreo Neocyttus rhomboidalis

Sea Perches, Scorpion Fish
Sea Perch Helicolenus sp.
Red Scorpionfish (red Scorpaena papillosus Matuawhaapuku
rock cod)

Gurnards
Red Gurnard Chelidonichthys kumu Kumukumu
Spotted Gurnard Pterygotrigla picta
Scaly Gurnard Lepidotrigla
brachyoptera

Groper/Bass
Groper Polyprion oxygeneios Haapuku
Bass Polyprion moeone Moeone

Sea Basses, Perches
Spotted Black Groper Epinephalus daemelii
Butterfly Perch Caesioperca lepidoptera Oia
Pink Maomao Caprodon longimanus (Maomao)

Trevallies, Jacks
Trevally Caranx georgianus Araara
Yellowtail Kingfish Seriola lalandi Haku

Jack Mackerels
Jack Mackerel Trachurus novaezelandiae Hauture
Jack Mackerel T declivis Hauture
Koheru Decapterus koheru Koheru

Kahawai
Kahawai Arripis trutta Kahawai

Goatfishes
Red Mullet Upeneichthys porosus

Sea Breams
Snapper Chrysophrys auratus Taamure

Drummers
Blue Maomao Scorpis violaceus Maomao
Parore Girella tricuspidata Parore

Morwongs
Tarakihi Nemadactylus Tarakihi
macropterus
Porae Nemadactylus douglasi Porae
Red Moki Cheilodactylus Nanua
spectabilis

Trumpeters
Blue Moki Latridopsis ciliaris Moki
Trumpeter Latris lineata Kohikohi

Wrasses
Spotty Pseudolabrus celidotus Paketi, Paekirikiri

Butterfish
Greenbone Butterfish Odax pullus Mararii

Kelpfish
Marblefish Aplodactylus arctidens Kehe

Mullets
Grey Mullet Mugil cephalus Kanae
Yellow-eyed Mullet Aldrichetta forsteri Aua Kaataha

Sandperches
Blue Cod Parapercis colias Raawaru

Stargazers
Monkfish Kathetostoma giganteum Kourepoua

Snake Mackerels
Barracouta Thyrsites atun Mangaa
Gemfish Rexea solandri

Tunas
Blue Mackerel Scomber australasicus Tawatawa
Albacore Thunnus alalunga
Southern Bluefin Thunnus maccoyii
Skipjack Katsuwonus pelamis
Yellowfin Thunnus albacares
Bigeye Thunnus obesus

Billfishes
Black Marlin Makaira indica Takeketonga
Blue Marlin Makaira nigricans
Striped Marlin Tetrapturus audax
Broadbill Swordfish Xiphias gladius

Warehous
Blue Warehou Seriolella brama Warehou
Silver Warehou Seriolella punctata
White Warehou Seriolella caerulea
Bluenose Hyperoglyphe antarctica

Flatfishes
Lemon Sole Pelotretis flavilatus Paatiki
New Zealand Sole Peltorhamphus novae Paatiki Rori, tarone,
zelandiae pakeke
Yellowbelly Flounder Rhombosolea leporina Paatiki Totara
Sand Flounder Rhombosolea plebeia Paatiki
Greenback Flounder Rhombosolea tapirina Paatiki
Brill Colistium guntheri
Turbot Colistium nudipinnis
Witch Arnoglossus scapha Mahue

Leatherjackets
Leatherjacket Parika scaber Kookiri

A6.2 MARINE INVERTEBRATES

Crustaceans
Red Rock Lobster Jasus edwardsii Kooura
Packhorse Lobster Jasus verreauxi Kooura
Giant Spider Crab Jacquinotia edwardsii
Swimming Crab Ovalipes catharus Papaka
Oriental Prawn Penaeus orientalis

Molluscs
Arrow Squid Nototodarus sloani Wheketere
Arrow Squid Nototodarus gouldi Wheketere
Broad Squid Sepiateuthis bilineata Wheketere
Octopus Octopus maorum Wheke
Cockle Austrovenus stutchburyi Huuwai, Turangi
Pipi Paphies australis Pipi, Kookota
Tuatua Paphies subtriangulata Tuatua
Tuatua Paphies donacina Tuatua
Toheroa Paphies ventricosa Toheroa
Scallop Pecten novaezelandiae Tipa (Tipai)
Queen Scallop Chlamys delicatula Tipa
Rock Oyster Saccostrea glomerata Tio
Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas Tio
Dredge Oyster Tiostrea lutaria Tio
Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis Kuutai
Green Mussel Perna canaliculus Kuutai, Kuku
Horse Mussel Atrina pectinata Kuutai
Paua Haliotis iris Paaua
Yellowfoot Paua Haliotis australis Paaua, Karahiwa
Virgin Paua Haliotis virginea Paaua
Mud Snail Amphibola crenata Puupuu, Karahuu

Echinoderms
Sea Urchin Evechinus chloroticus Kina

A6.3 FRESHWATER FINFISH

Eels
Short-finned Eel Anguilla australis Tuna Heke
Long-finned Eel Anguilla dieffenbachii Tuna

Whitebait
Inanga Galaxias maculatus Inanga, inaka
Koaro Galaxias brevipinnis Kooaro
Banded Kokopu Galaxias fasciatus Kookopu, Para
Giant Kokopu Galaxias argenteus Taiwharu
Shortjawed Kokopu Galaxias postvectis Kookopu

Smelt
Common Smelt Retropinna retropinna Paraki
Stokell's Smelt Stokellia anisodon

Graylings
Grayling Prototroctes oxyrhynchus Upokororo

Mudfish
Canterbury Mudfish Neochanna burrowsius
Brown Mudfish Neochanna apoda Hauhau
Black Mudfish Neochanna diversus

Lampreys
Lamprey Geotria australis Korokoro, Kanakana

Flatfish
Black Flounder Rhombosolea retiaria Paatiki Mohoao

Torrentfish
Torrentfish Cheimarrichthys fosteri

Salmonids
Brown Trout Salmo trutta (Kookopu, taraute)
Rainbow Trout Salmo gairdnerii
Quinnat Salmon Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha
Brook Char Salvelinus fontinalis
Mackinaw Salvelinus namaycush
Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar (Haamana)
Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka

North American Catfishes
Catfish Ictalurus nebulosus

Cyprinids
Tench Tinca tinca
Goldfish Carassius auratus
Rudd Scardinius
erythrophthalmus

Poeciliids
Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna

Percidae
Perch Perca fluviatilis

Bullies
Redfinned Bully Gobiomorphus huttoni Toitoi, Kopu
Common Bully Gobiomorphus Tiipokopoko
cotidianus
Upland Bully Gobiomorphus breviceps
Cran's Bully Gobiomorphus basalis

A6.4 FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES

Crustaceans
Karawai Paranephrops planifrons Kooura, Karawai
Marron Chereaux tenuimanus Kooura
Macrobrachium Kooura
rosenbergii

Molluscs
Freshwater Mussel Unio menziesi Kaakahi

A6.5 MARINE PLANTS
Seaweed Porphyra columbina Karengo, Parengo,
Tupata
Seaweed Porphyra columbia Rimurimu
Bull Kelp Durvillea antarctica Rimurapa
Sea Grass Zostera novazelandica Rimurehia

[Sources : Paul (1986); McDowall (1978); Graham (1953), Wai-22 evidence]