{"id":744,"date":"2019-03-03T12:46:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T23:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/?page_id=744"},"modified":"2021-01-07T21:48:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T08:48:07","slug":"banded-kokopu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/banded-kokopu\/","title":{"rendered":"Banded Kokopu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"epiphytes\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:80px;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" alt=\"Puketi Forest Trust, restoring and protecting the native wildlife, trees and plants of Puketi Forest in Northland, New Zealand.\" title=\"Puketi Forest Trust, restoring and protecting the native wildlife, trees and plants of Puketi Forest in Northland, New Zealand.\" src=\"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Puketi-Forest-logo-small.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-561\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Banded Kokopu<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;max-width:126px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#c7d3d6;border-color:#c7d3d6;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>The scientific name for kokopu is <em>Galaxias fasciatus<\/em>. Banded kokopu are only found in New Zealand, where they like small, clean streams and plenty of shade.<\/p>\n<p>Kokopu have been found in both rural and urban streams. In urban areas, banded kokopu can usually be found where the streams are clean and forested, but not in other places where streams are less clean.<\/p>\n<p>Banded kokopu commonly grow to over 200 mm. Adult banded kokopu usually live in very small tributaries where there is an overhead canopy of vegetation.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" alt=\"Puketi Forest Trust, restoring and protecting the native wildlife, trees and plants of Puketi Forest in Northland, New Zealand.\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/banded-kokopu-1024x610.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/banded-kokopu-200x119.jpg 200w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/banded-kokopu-400x238.jpg 400w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/banded-kokopu-600x358.jpg 600w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/banded-kokopu-800x477.jpg 800w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/banded-kokopu-1200x715.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/puketi.org.nz\/kids\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/banded-kokopu.jpg 1554w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Banded kokopu live in urban streams where overhead shade is present. They come out at night to hunt for food. They swim in slow-moving water looking for beetles that fall into the water from overhanging plants and trees.<\/p>\n<p>The kokopu lays its eggs on the edge of its home stream, which then carries the hatched eggs (larvae) out to sea. The larvae are carried around the coast for months before the young fishes return to freshwater as whitebait and begin their journey upstream to live their adult lives in rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know? 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