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).
Roundhead galaxias | |
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Central Otago roundhead galaxias (Galaxias anomalus) from Kye Burn river | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Galaxiiformes |
Family: | Galaxiidae |
Genus: | Galaxias |
Species: | G. anomalus
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Binomial name | |
Galaxias anomalus Stokell, 1959
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Galaxias anomalus". FishBase. March 2006 version.
- NIWA June 2006