Dwarf inanga

Galaxias gracilis

Vulnerable Galaxiid Fish of New Zealand Waters

Tropical
Island endemic
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

The dwarf inanga (Galaxias gracilis) is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, found in the North Island of New Zealand. It is a landlocked galaxiid present in only eleven lakes on the west coast of the North Island within 50 km (31 mi) of Dargaville, and in Lake Ototoa on the South Kaipara Head, where it was introduced in 1986. It can reach a maximum length of around 6.2 cm (2.4 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Galaxiids
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Galaxias
Maximum length: 6.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: endemic to New Zealand. Exterminated in part of its range by introduced trout (Ref. 4537 ).
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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