Silverdollarboy2 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 I was spotlighting in a medium flow stream last night and saw common bullies and these small fish that I think are dwarf galaxiids.They were mostly 4cm and they were swimming like a galaxiid on the side of the stream. We don't have gambusia in our area so what could it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 You can't be sure you don't have gambusia in your area, they pop up everywhere. Could be young kokopu, they fatten up pretty quicky after the whitebait stage. Could be a non-diadromous galaxiid, although the diverged inanga species are all slender. If they definitely weren't gambusia and they were schooling I'd say banded kokopu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 I put gambusia in and there was one: It seems all the kokopu are on the coast and I'm near the ranges: And dwarf galaxias: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Niwa is not a definate guide, a species might not be noticed during a survey, a species might be introduced to the waterway or a population could die out. If you want to go back to the stream you could catch one and take some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Ok will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted November 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 This is the stream: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Either trout or dwarf galaxias then. Good job! If you catch one ID would be easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kiwiraka Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Good job on your first guess! They definitely look like dwarf galaxias! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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