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  1. 01-10-2023, 03:00 PM #1
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    What’s this fresh water fish?

    Found in our fresh water river on farm in napier.
    There’s a few of them. These are the best photos I could get of it. Name: BB26AE6E-9A3A-418B-865F-87AA37C39122.jpeg Views: 436 Size: 6.31 MBName: BB26AE6E-9A3A-418B-865F-87AA37C39122.jpeg Views: 436 Size: 6.31 MB
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  3. 01-10-2023, 03:00 PM #2
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    Name: 5B474125-3E74-45E2-96FD-1E40A7459A33.jpeg Views: 539 Size: 2.48 MB
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    https://niwa.co.nz/freshwater/nzffd/...uides-and-keys - a few visual guides on here that might help.

    Thought it might be a Kokopu, but I don't think they have a dorsal fin.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chelsea View Post
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    NZ giant bully
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    Quote Originally Posted by yeah_na_missed View Post
    https://niwa.co.nz/freshwater/nzffd/...uides-and-keys - a few visual guides on here that might help.

    Thought it might be a Kokopu, but I don't think they have a dorsal fin.
    That’s a fantastic resource really interesting! Cheers

    My pick is Flat head Galaxais
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    Mudfish ?

    https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/nativ...brown-mudfish/
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    Short jaw kokopu
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    It's ether a common bully or giant bully. I'd have to count the dorsal fin spines to tell these two apart at this size, if they're much bigger (150mm+) it'd certainly be a giant but you can have both at the same location. If you're more than a few km away from the ocean I'd confirm common bully. You never find giants more than a few km from the ocean.
    Definitely not a Galaxid nor a mudfish.
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    3 meter flatty
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    trout bait....ooops did I actually type that???
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    trout bait....ooops did I actually type that???
    you are right big brown would love that bugger
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    Possibly a Crans Bully, going by colours on top of dorsal.

    Ask on Native new Zealand fish keepers on FB.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stingray View Post
    That’s a fantastic resource really interesting! Cheers

    My pick is Flat head Galaxais
    Think ur spot on there don't tell doc otherwise they will be trying to fence it off and turn it into a fire risk oops I mean reserve
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    Quote Originally Posted by Padox View Post
    Think ur spot on there don't tell doc otherwise they will be trying to fence it off and turn it into a fire risk oops I mean reserve
    Bullys are common really now if it was a giant Kokupu then a very different matter those buggers very rare
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    Thanks guys. We are an hour from the beach if that makes a difference, not too far from the kawekas.
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