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Neochanna

McDowall, R. M.

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Neochanna is a genus of galaxiid fishes, commonly known as mudfish, which are native to New Zealand and south-eastern Australia.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderOsmeriformes
  5. FamilyGalaxiidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Neochanna is a genus of galaxiid fishes, commonly known as mudfish, which are native to New Zealand and south-eastern Australia.

==Species== The recognized species in this genus are: Neochanna apoda Günther, 1867 (brown mudfish) Neochanna burrowsius (Phillipps, 1926) (Canterbury mudfish) Neochanna cleaveri (Scott, 1934) (Tasmanian mudfish) Neochanna diversus Stokell, 1949 (black mudfish) Neochanna heleios Ling & Gleeson, 2001 (Northland mudfish) Neochanna rekohua (Mitchell, 1995) (Chatham mudfish)

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