Kōrero: Freshwater fish

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Shy species, seldom seen

The last grayling

The last grayling

New Zealand species

New Zealand species

Black mudfish

Black mudfish

Typical habitats

Typical habitats

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Evolution and characteristics

Galaxiid distribution

Galaxiid distribution

Black flounder

Black flounder

Īnanga life cycle

Īnanga life cycle (1 o 2)

Eel life cycle

Eel life cycle (2 o 2)

Elvers climbing

Elvers climbing

Redfin bullies climbing

Redfin bullies climbing

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Galaxiids: īnanga and kōkopu

Gollum galaxias

Gollum galaxias

Adult īnanga

Adult īnanga

Īnanga eggs

Īnanga eggs

Whitebait

Whitebait

Banded kōkopu

Banded kōkopu

Mai i te whārangi 4 - More galaxiids

Kōaro (Galaxiasbrevipinnis)

Koaro (Galaxias brevipinnis)

Giant kōkopu

Giant kōkopu

Longjaw galaxias

Longjaw galaxias

Canterbury mudfish

Canterbury mudfish

Mudfish in a drain

Mudfish in a drain

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Bullies, smelt and grayling

Male common bully

Male common bully (1 o 3)

Bluegill bully

Bluegill bully (2 o 3)

Upland bully

Upland bully (3 o 3)

Smelt fly

Smelt fly

Common smelt

Common smelt

Grayling

Grayling

Fossil grayling

Fossil grayling

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Torrentfish, lamprey and black flounder

Torrentfish

Torrentfish

Lamprey

Lamprey

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Bob McDowall, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/freshwater-fish/media (accessed 20 April 2021)

He kōrero nā Bob McDowall, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007