Roundhead galaxias

Species of fish

Roundhead galaxias
Central Otago roundhead galaxias (Galaxias anomalus) from Kye Burn river
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Galaxiiformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Galaxias
Species:
G. anomalus
Binomial name
Galaxias anomalus
Stokell, 1959

The Central Otago roundhead galaxias (Galaxias anomalus) is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, found only in the Taieri and Clutha catchments in Otago, New Zealand. It grows to a length of up to 13 cm.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Galaxias anomalus". FishBase. March 2006 version.
  • NIWA June 2006
Taxon identifiers
Galaxias anomalus


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