Common galaxias
| Common galaxias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Galaxiidae |
| Subfamily: | Galaxiinae |
| Genus: | Galaxias |
| Species: | G. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
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Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Galaxias usitatus McDowall, 1967 |
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Galaxias usitatus McDowall, 1967
Galaxias maculatus Stokell, 1966
Galaxias parrishi Stokell, 1964
Galaxias variegatus Lahille, 1923
Galaxias nebulosa Macleay, 1881
Galaxias coppingeri Günther, 1881
Galaxias cylindricus Castelnau, 1872
Galaxias delicatulus Castelnau, 1872
Galaxias amaenus Castelnau, 1872
Galaxias obtusus Klunzinger, 1872
Galaxias versicolor Castelnau, 1872
Galaxias waterhousei Krefft, 1868
Galaxias waterhousei Kreft, 1868
Galaxias waterhousi Krefft, 1868
Galaxias pseudoscriba McCoy, 1867
Mesites forsteri Kner, 1867
Galaxias krefftii Günther, 1866
Galaxias punctatus Günther, 1866
Mesites gracillimus Canestrini, 1864
Galaxias minutus Philippi, 1858
Galaxias punctulatus Philippi, 1858
Galaxias scriba Valenciennes, 1846
Mesites maculatus Jenyns, 1842
Mesites alpinus Jenyns, 1842
Galaxias alpinus (Jenyns, 1842)
Mesites attenuatus Jenyns, 1842
The common galaxias (Galaxias maculatus) or inanga (from the Māori īnanga) is a very widespread Southern Hemisphere fish in the family Galaxiidae. It is slim, narrow fish with a forked tail and a mottled, spotty pattern, typically about 10 cm (4 in) long when fully grown. It lives in fresh water, but spawns at river mouths and spends the first six months of its life at sea, returning en masse in spring. Its vernacular names include cowfish, jollytail, common jollytail, eel gudgeon, inaka, native trout, pulangi, slippery tarki, spotted minnow and whitebait.
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