the Maori name for the New Zealand Schnapper fish (q.v.).
1820. `Grammar and Vocabulary of Language of New Zealand'(Church Missionary Society), p. 206:
«Tamure s. Bream fish.»
1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. i.p. 93:
«There are many other sorts of fish, including the tamure, orsnapper, the manga, or barracouta, the mango, or dog-fish, ofwhich the natives catch large quantities, and the hapuka. Thislast fish is caught in pretty deep water, near reefs and rocks.It often attains a great size, attaining as much as 112 pounds.It bears a considerable resemblance to the cod in form, but is,however, of far finer flavour.»
1855. Rev. R. Taylor, `Te Ika a Maui,' p. 413:
«Tamure, kouarea (the snapper), is a large fish like thebream.»
1879. W. Colenso, `Transactions of New Zealand Institute,'vol. xii. art. vii. p. 118:
«The tamure is the snapper (Pagrus unicolor), a common fish onall the coasts.»