Galaxias globiceps

Galaxias globiceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Galaxiiformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Galaxias
Species:
G. globiceps
Binomial name
Galaxias globiceps

Galaxias globiceps is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Galaxiidae endemic to Chile.

Habitat

Galaxias globiceps lives in a freshwater environment[1] in a temperate climate.[2]

Size

The average length of an unsexed male Galaxias globiceps is about 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in).[2]

Range

The species is known only from the type locality at Los Alerces near Puerto Montt, Chile.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Galaxias globiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T8811A12933804. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T8811A12933804.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Galaxias globiceps". Fish Base. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

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