mohimohi
1. (noun) pilchard, Sardinops sagax - a cigar-shaped silvery fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail. Blue to blue-green on back, green on the sides and silver below. 8-14 black spots along the side of the body. Found in dense schools at the surface and down to 60 m, usually in the open sea. Maximum size 225 mm.
Pare: He aha te māunu tino pai mō ēnei takiwā? Rangi: Kāore i tua atu i te mohimohi (HKK 1999:21). / Pare: What's the best bait for these parts? Rangi: You can't beat pilchard.
Synonyms: mohi
2. (noun) kōaro, Galaxias brevipinnis, whitebait - a small spotted freshwater fish dark greenish-brown to grey-brown in colour. The juvenile form is one of the five species called whitebait. Widespread throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand in clear, fast-flowing, cobble to boulder streams and rivers with forest cover.
