Species Kingdom

Species Class

Galaxias gracilis McDowall, 1967

Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Galaxiiformes

Family: Galaxiidae

Genus: Galaxias

Species: Galaxias gracilis McDowall, 1967

Climate Zone

Subtropical

Location

Oceania: endemic to New Zealand. Exterminated in part of its range by introduced trout (Ref. 4537).

Biology

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)

Habitat

benthopelagic