Bignose galaxias

Galaxias macronasus

Elongated Galaxiid Fish from New Zealand Waters

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
Maximum length: 7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Oceania: currently known only from Mackenzie basin of the upper Waitaki River system in South Island, New Zealand.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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