Northland mudfish
Species of ray-finned fish
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The Northland mudfish (Neochanna heleios)[1] is a galaxiid of the genus Neochanna, found only in swampy locations west of the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand. Its length is up to 134 millimetres (5.3 in).
| Northland mudfish | |
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| Type specimen from Te Papa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Galaxiiformes |
| Family: | Galaxiidae |
| Genus: | Neochanna |
| Species: | N. heleios |
| Binomial name | |
| Neochanna heleios Ling & Gleeson, 2001 | |
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| Approximate known distribution (in orange) of the Northland mudfish on a map of the North Island | |
In 2026, the Northland mudfish won the New Zealand Fish of the Year competition.[2]
Etymology
Heleios means "marsh dwelling". Neochanna is a compound word of neo, meaning new, and channa, meaning anchovy.
