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<strong>River</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>stream</strong> <strong>water</strong> <strong>quality</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>ecology</strong> in the <strong>Wellington</strong> region: State <strong>and</strong> trends<br />

Table 7.4 cont.: Summary of fish species recorded in the <strong>Wellington</strong> region<br />

based on 583 river <strong>and</strong> <strong>stream</strong> records extracted from the NZFFD for the period<br />

1990 to 2010. The threat categories from Allibone et al. (2010) are also listed. *<br />

<strong>and</strong> ** indicate diadromous species <strong>and</strong> ‘marine w<strong>and</strong>erers’, respectively<br />

Common name Scientific name<br />

No. of<br />

records<br />

Frequency of<br />

occurrence<br />

(% of sites)<br />

Threat category<br />

Yelloweye mullet** Aldrichetta forsteri 6 1.0 Not threatened<br />

Giant bully* Gobiomorphus gobioides 5

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