Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) School of Biological Sciences researcher Dr. Ben Crichton has studied kōkopu—whitebait species that can live for 10 years or more. Whitebait is the collective term for the juveniles of six species of freshwater fish.

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-06-secret-life-adult-whitebait-revealed.html)

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