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Story: Freshwater fish

All images and media

From page 1 - Shy species, seldom seen

The last grayling

The last grayling

New Zealand species

New Zealand species

Black mudfish

Typical habitats

Typical habitats

From page 2 - Evolution and characteristics

Galaxiid distribution

Galaxiid distribution

Black flounder

Īnanga life cycle

Īnanga life cycle (1st of 2)

Eel life cycle

Eel life cycle (2nd of 2)

Elvers climbing

Elvers climbing

Redfin bullies climbing

Redfin bullies climbing

From page 3 - Galaxiids: īnanga and kōkopu

Gollum galaxias

Gollum galaxias

Adult īnanga

Īnanga eggs

Whitebait

Banded kōkopu

From page 4 - More galaxiids

Kōaro (Galaxiasbrevipinnis)

Koaro (Galaxias brevipinnis)

Giant kōkopu

Longjaw galaxias

Longjaw galaxias

Canterbury mudfish

Canterbury mudfish

Mudfish in a drain

Mudfish in a drain

From page 5 - Bullies, smelt and grayling

Male common bully

Male common bully (1st of 3)

Bluegill bully

Bluegill bully (2nd of 3)

Upland bully

Upland bully (3rd of 3)

Smelt fly

Common smelt

Grayling

Fossil grayling

Fossil grayling

From page 6 - Torrentfish, lamprey and black flounder

Torrentfish

Lamprey

How to cite this page:

Bob McDowall, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/freshwater-fish/media (accessed 29 March 2023)

Story by Bob McDowall, published 24 Sep 2007