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Kōrero: Rivers

Koaro (Galaxias brevipinnis)

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Koaro

The koaro is one of around 40 species of native freshwater fish. It prefers swift-flowing boulder streams. Introduced trout compete for food, and the koaro is one of 10 native fish now considered threatened.

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Taranaki Regional Council

by Stephen Moore

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

David Young, Rivers – Changes to river environments, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14703/koaro-galaxiasbrevipinnis (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Young, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.