Galaxias globiceps

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Galaxias globiceps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Galaxiiformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Galaxias
Species:
G. globiceps
Binomial name
Galaxias globiceps

Galaxias globiceps is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Galaxiidae endemic to Chile.

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Habitat

Galaxias globiceps lives in a freshwater environment [1] in a temperate climate. [2]

Size

The average length of an unsexed male Galaxias globiceps is about 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in). [2]

Range

The species is known only from the type locality at Los Alerces near Puerto Montt, Chile. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Galaxias globiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T8811A12933804. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T8811A12933804.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Galaxias globiceps". Fish Base. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

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