2. (noun) shortfin eel, Anguilla australis - a quite large type of eel, dark olive to olive-green in colour, and whitish-grey to silvery ventrally. Widespread in lowland fresh waterways. Usually nocturnal and lives under cover of overhanging rocks and debris. Caught in a hīnaki.
See also matamoe
Synonyms: hikumutu, takotowhenua, tuna hinahina, putu, tuna, matamoe, papakura, aopori, hao
