kokopun.
/ˈkɔːkəpuː/, /ˈkəʊkəpuː/, U.S. /ˈkɔkəˌpu/, /ˈkɑkəˌpu/, /ˈkoʊkəˌpu/, New Zealand English /ˈkoːkopu/, /ˈkoːkəpuː/ New Zealand.
A small freshwater fish, Galaxias fasciatus.
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1886 R. 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.
1929 W. 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.
1949 P. H. Buck Coming of Maori (1950) ii. viii. 236 The kokopu do not run until March.
1962 Post-Primary School Bull. (Wellington, N.Z.) 15 i. 27 Kokopu, Galaxias fasciatus, live in most of our streams and smaller rivers.
1966 Encycl. N.Z. I. 675/2 Galaxias fasciatus, the kokopu or banded galaxias, is found throughout the country.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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