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Cockabully

Cockabully

The cockabully is a familiar sight in New Zealand rock pools. (The name is possibly a corruption of the Māori word kokapuru, for a small fish). New Zealand has at least 40 fish species that could be described as cockabullies.

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Photograph by Melanie Lovell-Smith

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Maggy Wassilieff. 'Coastal shoreline', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/coastal-shoreline/4/1