New Zealand Freshwater Fish

DSC_5426 Sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna) male. Occurs in large numbers in geothermally heated swamps around the southern shore of Lake Taupo. Its upturned mouth enables it to exploit the thin film of oxygen-rich surface water, and so it is able to survive in oxygen-depleted habitats. Native to southern North America, these aquarium fish have been in New Zealand since the 1960s. Taupo *

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DSC_5426 Sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna) male. Occurs in large numbers in geothermally heated swamps around the southern shore of Lake Taupo. Its upturned mouth enables it to exploit the thin film of oxygen-rich surface water, and so it is able to survive in oxygen-depleted habitats. Native to southern North America, these aquarium fish have been in New Zealand since the 1960s. Taupo *

male sailfin DSC 5426 Feral molly geothermal wetland green Taupo Poecilia latipinna