Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 13.

Common Names

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Lintjas ebaharjus , Estonian , Estonia

条斑单甲南乳鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

條斑單甲南乳魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

海水单甲南乳鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

海水單甲南乳魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Peladilla , Spanish , Argentina

Peladilla , Spanish , Chile

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Galaxiiformes

Family: Galaxiidae

Genus: Aplochiton

Species: Aplochiton taeniatus Jenyns, 1842

Climate Zone

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Temperate

Location

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South America: On both sides of the Andes, in Chile from Lake Villarrica south and in Argentina from Lake Lacar south; into Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America.

Biology

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Found mostly in lakes, but recent collections from sites close to the sea suggest amphidromy.

Habitat

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brackish