New Zealand's Native Fish

We have been so lucky to have had Fresh Water Scientist Anna Crowe come to visit us today to share her knowledge of our amazing fresh water fish.  We learned about our 5 species of whitebait (Galaxis), four of which are threatened species, one of which can climb 50 m waterfalls!
Find out more information here: Doc Galaxis Website
   

 

We learned about cockabullys, some of the most colourful and pretty fish in our streams.  Find out more here:  Te Ara

As well as our amazing native eels, the long and short fins.  Did you know the Long Fin eel can grow up to about 2 mtrs long!  Did you know that all of our eels swim more than 2000 km to breed!  All to the same mysterious place in the Pacific Ocean. Find out more here: DOC Eels website

Please ask your child what they learned, we were wowed by what we discovered today.

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