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FISH, INTRODUCED FRESHWATER

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Fontinalis

(Salvelinus fontinalis). In 1877 shipments of this char were received at Christchurch and Auckland, but earlier consignments could have been made to Christchurch. A native of the east coast of North America, these fish are also called brook trout. Fontinalis were liberated in many areas, but today only isolated populations are present, mainly in the Hinds River, Lake Emily, and the Hinemaiaia Dam, near Lake Taupo, where they were liberated recently.


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