The dwarf inanga (Galaxias gracilis) is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, found in the North Island of New Zealand.

Dwarf inanga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Galaxiiformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Galaxias
Species:
G. gracilis
Binomial name
Galaxias gracilis
McDowall, 1967

It is a landlocked galaxiid present in only eleven lakes on the west coast of the North Island within 50 km of Dargaville, and in Lake Ototoa on the South Kaipara Head, where it was introduced in 1986. It can reach a maximum length of around 6.2 cm.

References

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  1. ^ West, D.; Franklin, P.; Ling, N.; Allibone, R.; Crow, S.; Closs, G. (2014). "Galaxias gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T8812A3147146. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T8812A3147146.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.