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Upland bully

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Upland bully

The upland bully (Gobiomorphus breviceps) occurs in mainland New Zealand, but not in the Chatham Islands. It is probably very common, but like many native fish is rarely seen. The fish are solitary and territorial, living beneath rocks on the stream bed.

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Bob McDowall, Freshwater fish – Bullies, smelt and grayling, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11121/upland-bully (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bob McDowall, published 1 March 2009.