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Bignose galaxias (Galaxias macronasus)
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Ecological Illustration of Bignose galaxias (Galaxias macronasus)
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Galaxiidae

Bignose galaxias

Galaxias macronasus

Elongated Galaxiid Fish from New Zealand Waters

  • Temperate
  • Upper river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Bignose galaxias is known around Oceania as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 7 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Galaxiids
Family
Galaxiidae
Genus
Galaxias
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
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