DSC_0393 Torrentfish, or panoko (Cheimarrichthys fosteri) detail of a large adult concealed amongst boulders in riverbed. Waianakarua River *
DSC_9610 Estuarine triplefin (Forsterygion nigripenne) displaying male. Similar to mottled triplefin, but has rear of first dorsal fin the same height as the second fin. Found in estuaries and river mouths in brackish water. Penetrates freshwater. Whangateau Harbour *
DSC_9606 Estuarine triplefin (Forsterygion nigripenne) displaying male. Similar to mottled triplefin, but has rear of first dorsal fin the same height as the second fin. Found in estuaries and river mouths in brackish water. Penetrates freshwater. Whangateau Harbour *