Canterbury Mud fish Questions

Q.1 Why are Canterbury Mud fish important?

Canterbury Mud fish are very rare and they nationally endangered. These fish can survive out of water for several months, until they have to go back. Mud fish are a native to New Zealand and were a treasure to the Maori tribes.

Q.2 What can we do to help the Mud fish?

The Mud fish is nationally endangered. The department of conservation are fighting to help keep the population up. At the moment the mud fish are rare to find. If we pitch in to find a mud fish habitat we might be able to help these fish live for more years to come.

Q.3 Who or what is responsible for the mud fish population going down?

People are blaming the water quality in the Lower Waitaki river for the mud fish population going down. In 2003 the Department of Conservation started to help the mud fish because they found that the numbers were dropping.

Q.4 Does the water pollution affect the mud fish?

The mud fish are usually  found in the Waitaki River. The pollution in the Waitaki river is blamed for the mud fish slowly dying out. The Department  of Conservation is trying to help them.

Q.5 What types of rivers do Canterbury mud fish like to live in?

The Canterbury mud fish can be found in a limited range of waterways.The waterways are in the Canterbury Plains.They are found in between the Ashley River and the Waitaki River.