11004-04422 Koaro (Galaxias brevipinnis) two young fish climbing wriggling through damp moss on stream bank. In this way koaro are capable of penetrating well upstream, climbing around obstacles such as waterfalls. Waipori River *
DSC_6140 Foulden Maar kokopu (Galaxias effusus) NZ's oldest known galaxiid. Type speciman of the 23 million year old fossil discovered by Associate Professor Daphne Lee, Otago University. These robust rear fins, must have been capable of producing a powerful thrust forward, suggest this extinct kokopu was probably an ambush predator. This ancient galaxiid may have only existed in Foulden's lake. Foulden Maar *
DSC_6155 Foulden Maar kokopu (Galaxias effusus) NZ's oldest known galaxiid. Type speciman of the 23 million year old fossil discovered by Associate Professor Daphne Lee, Otago University.The robust rear fins, must have been capable of producing a powerful thrust forward, suggest this extinct kokopu was probably an ambush predator. This ancient galaxiid may have only existed in Foulden's lake. Foulden Maar *
