Hoki Fillets Hoki Portions: 100-120g, 120-140g, 140-160g Hoki BP block Common Name: New Zealand Hoki Scientific Name: Macruronus novaezelandiae Market Name(s): Blue grenadier, Whiting, New Zealand hake, Blue hake Hoki is a white fish most often found in New Zealand and around Southern Australia, as well off the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of South America. Hoki is also known as blue grenadier, blue hake, New Zealand whiptail, whiptail or whiptail hake. They are long sleek fish that grow up to 1.3 metres in length and are found at depths of 10-1000 metres. Hoki meat is delicate, succulent and tastes slightly sweet, producing a medium flake once cooked. It is more flavourful that most other white fish because of its higher fat content but still relatively mild tasting.