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Early settlers named the whitebait species 'Galaxid', after the
galaxy, as they thought that the spots on their backs looked
like stars in the night sky. Whitebait catch consists primarily
of the young of three species: inanga, koaro and banded kokopu;
inanga is by far the most commonly caught species. Giant kokopu,
short-jawed kokopu and smelt are also occasionally present in
the whitebait catch along with the young of many other fish such
as eels, bullies and trout. Most whitebait species spend part of
their life cycle in fresh water and part in the sea. However,
some have adapted to being landlocked in lakes and no longer
have to migrate to the sea to breed e.g. dwarf inanga. In late
winter and early spring whitebait migrate back up rivers and
streams, finally se