Pencil galaxias
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| A lowland longjaw galaxias (G. cobitinis), found in the Kauru River. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Galaxiiformes |
| Family: | Galaxiidae |
| Subfamily: | Galaxiinae |
| Genus: | Galaxias G. Cuvier, 1816 |
Pencil galaxias are a group of small galaxias species found in New Zealand. Pencil galaxias are so-called due to their thin pencil-shaped bodies; they have small fins with long, slender caudal peduncles. Species vary in lengths between 7–11 cm (2.8–4.3 in) long.[1][2]
These species are non-diadromous, spending most of their lives in mainly sub-alpine waterways.[1]
