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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

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MULLET, YELLOW-EYED

Yellow-eyed mullet, (Aldrichetta forsteri), or awa of the Maoris, is a smaller and more slender fish, silvery and with a bright-yellow iris of the eye. It is extremely abundant in shallow waters in harbours and represents the main catch whenever a bait net is drawn. They range from 7 to 12 in. in length and are usually erroneously referred to as herrings.

by Arthur William Baden Powell, Assistant Director, Auckland Institute and Museum.

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Arthur William Baden Powell, Assistant Director, Auckland Institute and Museum.