Kōkopu o te Waihou

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A taonga species of ika lives in the awa, Te Waihou. It is the kōkopu or dwarf galaxias, Galaxias divergens. The kōkopu are in trouble, their numbers are declining nationally. Kōkopu / dwarf galaxias are non-migratory galaxiids, similar to whitebait, however, they live their entire life in the awa where they hatched. Whitebait spend part of their life living at sea. The Te Waihou kōkopu population is the most northern population in New Zealand. Some people think that the population became landlocked following the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886, but genetic research suggests the population…

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