Story: Freshwater fish

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Freshwater fish

Information on native fish from the Department of Conservation.
">NIWA Atlas of New Zealand Freshwater Fishes

This atlas helps non-experts identify New Zealand’s freshwater fish, and describes their life cycles and distribution patterns.

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McDowall, Robert M. The Reed guide to New Zealand freshwater fishes. Auckland: Reed, 2000.

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Bob McDowall, Freshwater fish, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/7352/sources (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Bob McDowall, published 1 March 2009.