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Species of fish
The dwarf inanga (Galaxias gracilis ) is a
galaxiid of the
genus
Galaxias , found in the
North Island of
New Zealand .
It is a landlocked galaxiid present in only eleven lakes on the west coast of the North Island within 50 km of
Dargaville , and in
Lake Ototoa on the South
Kaipara Head, where it was introduced in 1986. It can reach a maximum length of around 6.2 cm.
References
West, D.; Franklin, P.; Ling, N.; Allibone, R.; Crow, S.; Closs, G. (2014).
"Galaxias gracilis " .
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 : e.T8812A3147146.
doi :
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T8812A3147146.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021 . Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1ce, B1+2 cd, D2 v2.3)
"Galaxias gracilis" .
Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 6 June 2006 .
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006).
"Galaxias gracilis " in
FishBase . March 2006 version.
NIWA June 2006
Distribution and conservation status of the dwarf inanga Galaxias gracilis (Teleostei: Galaxiidae) an endemic fish of Northland dune lakes
DOC New Zealand non-migratory galaxiid fishes recovery plan 200313
Creating and destroying species: the ‘new’ biodiversity and evolutionarily significant units among New Zealand's galaxiid fishes N. Ling1,*, D. M. Gleeson2, K. J. Willis1,†, S. U. Binzegger