2. (noun) grey mullet, Mugil cephalus - an olive-grey fish, silvery grey to white below. Body elongate with a small head. Found in coastal and estuarine waters of the North Island.
Pai noa iho te toro o te kupenga e rua tekau mā rima iāri ki tērā taha o te awa, hai hopu kanae i ngā pō (HP 1991:17). / Stretching the net twenty-five yards to the other side of the river to catch grey mullet at night was quite easy.
Synonyms: kanae raukura, tīpara
