Roundhead galaxias
| Roundhead galaxias | |
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| Central Otago roundhead galaxias (Galaxias anomalus) from Kye Burn river | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Galaxiiformes |
| Family: | Galaxiidae |
| Genus: | Galaxias |
| Species: | G. anomalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Galaxias anomalus Stokell, 1959 | |
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| Approximate known distribution (in orange) of the Central Otago roundhead galaxias on a map of New Zealand | |
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 (5.1 in).
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Galaxias anomalus". FishBase. March 2006 version.
- NIWA June 2006