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Encyclopedia > Galaxiidae
Galaxiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Genera

Galaxias
Lepidogalaxias
Neochanna Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families Suborder Argeninoidei   Superfamily Argentinoidea     Argentinidae (herring smelts)     Microstomatidae     Bathylagidae (deep-sea smelts)     Opisthoproctidae (barreleyes)   Superfamily Alepocephaloidea     Leptochilichthyidae     Alepocephalidae (slickheads)     Platytroctidae     (Searsiidae) Suborder Osmeroidei   Superfamily Osmeroidea     Osmeridae ( smelts)      Plecoglossidae (ayu fishes)     Salangidae (noodlefishes)     Sundasalangidae (Sundaland noodlefishes)   Superfamily Galaxoidea     Retropinnidae (New Zealand smelts)     Lepidogalaxiidae (salamanderfishes)     Galaxiidae Osmeriformes is an order of...

The Galaxiidae is a family of freshwater fishes of Gondwana origin.


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Neochanna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (243 words)
Many species lack pelvic fins, and this is one way to distinguish them from other members of the Galaxiidae family.
They are non-diadromous so do not have a saltwater phase as many other members of the Galaxiidae family do.
Mudfish/kowaro are regarded as a taonga (treasured) species to Māori iwi in New Zealand, and all six species are threatened.
NIWA Atlas of New Zealand Freshwater Fishes - NIWA Science (602 words)
The Galaxiidae family is the largest family of freshwater fishes in New Zealand; there are about 26 species present here which have been divided into two genera, the galaxiids (Galaxias spp.) and the mudfish (Neochanna spp.).
Galaxiidae occur throughout the southern hemisphere - in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Chile, and Argentina.
It is thought that the non-diadromous species of Galaxiidae have evolved from the diadromous species, probably after geological events caused them to become land-locked.
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