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Galaxiidae

Canterbury mudfish

Neochanna burrowsius

Critically Endangered Fish of New Zealand Waters

Temperate
Island endemic
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Oceania
Elongated
Medium
Temperate fish

Canterbury mudfish is known from Oceania as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Galaxiids
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Neochanna
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Oceania: endemic to New Zealand.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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