Panoko, torrentfish

are streamlined

Where you can find them:

In open rivers in the North and South Islands. This is a secretive species that spends the majority of its time amongst the swift rapids of stony rivers and streams.

What they look like:

Small and sleek, they have dark stripes along their sides. Their coloration is either a light to dark grey or light to dark brown pattern depending on the colours in their stream, as they blend into their surroundings.

Did you know:

We don’t know much about how they reproduce. Males usually live further inland and females closer to the coast, but scientists haven’t ever seen them get together to spawn.