Animals
Associated with Kahurangi
Taraiti birds - “fairy terns”
Titi wainue birds - “fairy prions”
Sea Life
Aihe (“dolphin”)
Aruhu fish
Dagari mussels
Dainia oysters
Dotangi oysters
Haterinui - an iridescent fish.
Kadien cockles
Kahawai - a fish
Karoro (“seagulls”)
Kekeno (“seals”)
Kera crabs
Kina - sea urchins
Kohi fish
Kohutapu - NZ shore plover
Kokowhawha/ Korowhawha* (“Anchovies”)
Koura - crayfish/lobster, golden on Araparoha
Kourarangi (“Krill”)
Kupae
Nanga (“barracouta”) now only in tanks
Naroro - flying fish
Naugro fish
Ngohi - fish
Ngu (“squid”)
Nohi (“Pilchards”)
Papahu fish - A fish that porpoises like the Kaiteri.
Papaka - crabs
Paua - a mollusk
Pipi - a mollusk
Potipoti (“shrimp”)
Puhana - glow worms that live in the coral
Tio - oysters
Tipa - scallops
Toheroa - clam. Has conch type shell.
Toroa (“albatross”)
Tuatua - shellfish that are shallowly buried in the beaches on the eastern coast.
Uruaura (“krill”)
Waraga mackerel
Wheke (“octopus”)
Bird Life
Koputu
Kuia
Niwha - It has a beak like a fish hook.
Pakaha
Parea
Tao bird - It has a spear-like beak.
Titi
Toanui
Pets
Panikou - They are plump rabbit-like creatures with pouches that are no bigger than kittens. They have spindly legs and big ears, and they have a snout, a tail, and soft eyes (11/09/09)*.
Kikipounanu - Three-inch (8 cm.) birds with short wings and tails. The wings flap so fast they create a humming sound. The females are bigger than the males and have a brownish head with iridescent highlights, and their backs are spotted with ochre. They have a white underside and white eyebrow strips. The males have green backs with iridescent highlights, white undersides, and white eyebrow stripes (11/09/09)*.
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*Date of discovery.