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The humphead wrasse is the largest extant member of the family Labridae. Males, typically larger than females, are capable of reaching up to 2 meters and weighing up to 180 kg, but the average length is a little less than 1 meter. Females rarely grow larger than one meter. This species can be easily identified by its large size, thick lips, two ...
Coris cyanea Macleay, 1883. Coris variegata Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887. Coris imbris Tanaka, 1918. The clown coris (Coris aygula), also known as the clown wrasse, false clownwrasse, humphead wrasse, hump-headed wrasse, red-blotched rainbowfish or twinspot wrasse, [3] is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Genera. See text. The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] They are typically small, most of them less than 20 cm (7.9 in) long, although the largest, the humphead ...
Māori naming customs. (Redirected from Māori Naming Customs) In New Zealand before the 1800s, Māori children would be called by one given name (simple or composite). These names were attributed to remarkable events around birth. Later in life a person might be given a new name relating to subsequent events.
There were 887,493 people identifying as being part of the Māori ethnic group at the 2023 New Zealand census, making up 17.8% of New Zealand's population. [112] This is an increase of 111,657 people (14.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 288,891 people (48.3%) since the 2006 census.
Māori identity. Māori identity is the objective or subjective state of perceiving oneself as a Māori person and as relating to being Māori (Māoriness). The most commonly cited central pillar of Māori identity is whakapapa (genealogy), [1] which in its most literal sense requires blood-ancestry to Māori people. [2]
Patupaiarehe. Patupaiarehe are supernatural beings (he iwi atua) in Māori mythology that are described as pale to fair skinned with blonde hair or red hair, usually having the same stature as ordinary people, and never tattooed. [1] They can draw mist to themselves, but tend to be nocturnal or active on misty or foggy days as direct sunlight ...
Player Appearances Years Affiliations; Margaret Matangi [19]: 1: 1938: Te Āti Awa, Taranaki, Ngāti Mutunga June Mariu [20]: 3: 1960: Ngāti Porou Tilly Vercoe [21]: 19: 1967–1971