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Tuna – longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii), a taonga species

A tuna – longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii) underwater.

Tuna are central to the identity and wellbeing of many Māori. For generations this species has been the source of physical and spiritual sustenance for whānau, hapū and iwi.

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