Chatham mudfish [SEP] IUCN conservation status
the few spots where it occurs.
As of 2014, the IUCN indicated that the Chatham mudfish was a least-concern species.
in their first year and females spawn once per year, producing 500-10,000 eggs.
Conservation status.
In 2014 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the Canterbury mudfish as "At Risk: Nationally Critical" with the qualifier C - predicted decline 70% over ten years. Also in 2014 the IUCN rated the Canterbury mudfish as "Critically endangered".
The Canterbury mudfish is range restricted and sparse, and its preservation is dependent on conservation efforts. Water abstraction, intensification of agriculture and changes in irrigation systems