Biology:Flathead galaxias (New Zealand)
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Short description: Species of fish
| Flathead galaxias | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Galaxiiformes |
| Family: | Galaxiidae |
| Genus: | Galaxias |
| Species: | G. depressiceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Galaxias depressiceps McDowall & Wallis, 1996
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The flathead galaxias (Galaxias depressiceps) is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, found primarily in the Taieri River catchment in Otago, New Zealand. This species should not be confused with the Australian fish with the same common name: Galaxias rostratus.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Galaxias depressiceps" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- NIWA June 2006
Wikidata ☰ Q5254169 entry
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