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DSC_1197 Manuherikia alpine galaxias (Galaxias aff. paucispondylus 'Manuherikia') Freshwater ecologist Dr Richard Allibone, DoC Ranger Daniel Jack and DoC Freshwater Science Advisor Dr Nicholas Dunn, electro-fishing for a highly disjunct population of Alpine galaxias living in the headwaters of the Manuherikia River. This as yet undescribed species, is absent from the remainder of the Clutha River system, apart from an outlier in the Locky River - which flows into Lake Wakatipu. The nearest conspecifics are found to the north, in the Ahuriri River, part of the Waitaki River system. Upper Manuherikia River *

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DSC_1197 Manuherikia alpine galaxias (Galaxias aff. paucispondylus 'Manuherikia') Freshwater ecologist Dr Richard Allibone, DoC Ranger Daniel Jack and DoC Freshwater Science Advisor Dr Nicholas Dunn, electro-fishing for a highly disjunct population of Alpine galaxias living in the headwaters of the Manuherikia River. This as yet undescribed species, is absent from the remainder of the Clutha River system, apart from an outlier in the Locky River - which flows into Lake Wakatipu. The nearest conspecifics are found to the north, in the Ahuriri River, part of the Waitaki River system. Upper Manuherikia River *

DSC 1269 Manuherikia alpine galaxias Galaxias paucispondylus Freshwater ecologist Dr Richard Allibone DoC Ranger Daniel Jack DoC Freshwater Science Advisor Dr Nicholas Dunn electrofishing habitat disjunct population headwaters Manuherikia River undescribed species Clutha River system Upper Manuherikia River