The mado (''Atypichthys latus''), in
New Zealand
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, or stripy or eastern footballer ,in
Australia, is a
species
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of
sea chub
The sea chubs, also known as rudderfish and pilot fish and in Hawaiian as ''enenue'' or ''nenue'', are a family, Kyphosidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans usually close to shore in marine ...
found in inshore waters around southern Australia and the north eastern coast of the
North Island
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of New Zealand to depths of about , off headlands and offshore islands. This species can reach a length of , though most do not exceed . This species can also be found in the
aquarium trade.
References
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
Mado
Fish described in 1916
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