11004-05001 Inanga (Galaxias maculatus) a small widespread galaxiid fish found at lower elevations and near coast. Most important species in whitebait fishery. Warkworth *
DSC_7558 Inanga (Galaxias maculatus) a small group of adult fish in a pool near the coast. Most important species in whitebait fishery. Blanket Bay, Doubtful Sound, Fiordland *
DSC_3981 Inanga (Galaxias maculatus) spawning occurs in waterways close to the coast during very high ‘king’ tides, in autumn. Egg-laying is usually amongst flooded riparian vegetation. The tiny gelatinous eggs are left stranded when the tide retreats and are stimulated to hatch between two and four weeks later by the next king tide and the larvae go to sea. After three to five months at sea, the larvae return as ‘whitebait’. Waikouaiti River *
