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Kōrero: Freshwater fish

New Zealand species

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New Zealand species

This table lists New Zealand’s 38 native fish species. The exact number varies according to the definition of a freshwater fish. The total rises to over 40 if some estuarine fish species, such as yelloweye mullet (Aldrichetta forsteri), are included in the definition.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Bob McDowall, Freshwater fish – Shy species, seldom seen, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/table/11100/new-zealand-species (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Bob McDowall, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.