New Zealand Freshwater Fish Database
Citation
Sotffels R (2022). New Zealand Freshwater Fish Database. Version 1.7. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ms5iqu accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-19.Description
The New Zealand Freshwater Fish Database (NZFFD) records the occurrence of fish in fresh waters of New Zealand, including major offshore islands. We maintain the database at our Wellington campus. Data stored include the site location, the species present, their abundance and size, as well as information such as the fishing method used and a physical description of the site. The latter includes an assessment of the habitat type, substrate type, available fish cover, catchment vegetation, riparian vegetation, water widths and depths, and some water quality measures.Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
New Zealand
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Rick Sotffelsoriginator
position: Freshwater Ecologist
NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
10 Kyle St, Riccarton
Christchurch
8011
Canterbury
NZ
Telephone: 03-348 8987
email: rick.stoffels@niwa.co.nz
Rick Sotffels
metadata author
position: Freshwater Ecologist
NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
10 Kyle St, Riccarton
Christchurch
8011
Canterbury
NZ
Telephone: 03-348 8987
email: rick.stoffels@niwa.co.nz
Rick Sotffels
administrative point of contact
position: Freshwater Ecologist
NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
10 Kyle St, Riccarton
Christchurch
8011
Canterbury
NZ
Telephone: 03-348 8987
email: rick.stoffels@niwa.co.nz