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Cheimarrichthys fosterae Haast, 1874

Torrent fish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Uranoscopoidei (Sand dwellers) > Cheimarrichthyidae (Torrentfish)
Etymology: Cheimarrichthys: Greek, cheimarros, -ous = rushing, stream + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Mrs J C Foster was a New Zealand naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243). Subtropical; 34°S - 47°S

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Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 245)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Amphidromous. Occurs in rivers, but young are found from the sea.

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McDowall, R.M., 1990. Freshwater fishes and fisheries of New Zealand -The angler's el dorado. Aquat. Sci. 2(2):281-341. (Ref. 11115)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Vulnerable (VU) (A2bc); Date assessed: 13 August 2014

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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