An "elongate, tubular fish, like a short stocky eel" as fisheries scientist Bob McDowall puts it, the brown mudfish is reported to have been prized by Maori and common at feasts. Given that their average length is about 100 mm and few exceed 130 mm, large numbers would have been needed to meet the demands of hospitality.
G.A. ELDON
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Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 15
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59An "elongate, tubular fish, like a short stocky eel" as fisheries scientist Bob McDowall puts it, the brown mudfish is reported to have been prized by Maori and common at feasts. Given that their average length is about 100 mm and few exceed 130 mm, large numbers would have been needed to meet the demands of hospitality. G.A. ELDON Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 15
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