Bignose galaxias
| Bignose galaxias | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Galaxiiformes |
| Family: | Galaxiidae |
| Genus: | Galaxias |
| Species: | G. macronasus
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| Binomial name | |
| Galaxias macronasus | |
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| Approximate known distribution (in red) of the bignose galaxias on a map of the South Island. | |
Bignose galaxias (Galaxias macronasus) is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, found in the upper Waitaki River catchment in the Mackenzie Basin in Otago, New Zealand.[2] The species was described in 2003, after morphology and DNA sequencing distinguished it as a new species, closely related to other pencil galaxias species.[3]
The species is non-diadromous, spending its entire life in freshwater unlike some other native galaxiids.[4] Spawning is likely to take place during winter.[3]
References
- ^ "Bignose galaxias". IUCN. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Galaxias macronasus". FishBase. October 2025 version.
- ^ a b "Bignose galaxias | Earth Sciences New Zealand | NIWA". NIWA. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Non-migratory galaxiids". Department of Conservation.