Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14.

Common Names

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Aplochiton , English , Chile

Vöödiline ebaharjus , Estonian , Estonia

Falklandforelle , German , Germany

条纹单甲南乳鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

条纹单甲南乳鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

條紋單甲南乳魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Farionela listada , Spanish , Chile

Peladilla , Spanish , Argentina

Sebraforell , Swedish , Sweden

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Galaxiiformes

Family: Galaxiidae

Genus: Aplochiton

Species: Aplochiton zebra Jenyns, 1842

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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South America: Along the Chilean side of the Andes from Callecalle River system south to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands.

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