Kōrero: Freshwater fish

Upland bully (3 o 3)

Upland bully

The upland bully (Gobiomorphus breviceps) occurs in mainland New Zealand, but not in the Chatham Islands. It is probably very common, but like many native fish is rarely seen. The fish are solitary and territorial, living beneath rocks on the stream bed.

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Reference: DSCF0857.jpg
Photograph by Peter E. Smith

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Bob McDowall, 'Freshwater fish - Bullies, smelt and grayling', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11121/upland-bully (accessed 10 May 2024)

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