Galaxias paucispondylus Stokell, 1938

Description


Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 50 - 56.

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Galaxiiformes

Family: Galaxiidae

Genus: Galaxias

Species: Galaxias paucispondylus Stokell, 1938

Climate Zone


  • Temperate
  • Location


  • Oceania: endemic to New Zealand.
  • Biology


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

    Habitat


    benthopelagic