RARE FISH FOUND
MAYOR ISLAND BEACH [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT J TAURANGA, Sunday A rare fish, known as a smooth sunfish or "king of mackerels" was found alive on the beach at Mayor Island recently by a Maori. It was brought to Tauranga and placed in a freezer and a plaster cast of it is now being made. The fish is 12 inches long and weighs lib. 6oz. It has a very short body with the fins at one end. It is of the same species as a fish recently secured at the Bay of Islands.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22403, 27 April 1936, Page 10
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