DSC_7046 'Dune lakes' koura (Paranephrops planifrons 'dune lakes') these remarkable, morphologically distinctive, large eyed, 'gracile' koura, live in the dune lakes. They thave been observed by Rod 'foraging' after dark - using their fine limbs and slender chelicerae to 'sift' the lakebed in search of dragonfly nymphs buried in the sand. Lake Waikere, Dune Lakes *
DSC_7127 'Northern' freshwater crayfish, or koura (Paranephrops planifrons 'west coast north') large adult. Trent Stream, Denniston Plateau *
DSC_0144 'Northern' freshwater crayfish, or koura (Paranephrops planifrons 'nelson/marlborough') large adult male, uncommon red morph on streambed. Wairau Valley, Marlborough *
