Egg cannibalism by inanga ( Galaxias maculatus ) was found to occur immediately after spawning. Spent and immature inanga from a school of 335 fish consumed between 0 and 51 eggs each. As inanga spawning sites are high on the river bank and only accessible on high spring tides, further opportunities for egg predation are limited to when the eggs are re‐submerged at hatching on the next suitable spring tides. It is unclear whet...

The shortjaw kokopu ( Galaxias postvectis ), although widely distributed throughout New Zealand, is only known from a few sites and generally with extremely low population numbers. Two sites in Taranaki (Katikara Stream and Stony River tributary) were found to contain relatively high densities of shortjaw kokopu. These sites were monitored at 6‐monthly intervals over 3½ years to gather site fidelity and growth rate data. Half‐...