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Galaxiidae (Galaxiids) > Galaxiinae
Etymology: Neochanna: Greek, neos = new + Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alfred Burrows was an amateur fish enthusiast of West Oxford in the South Island of New Zealand. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal; no migratorio. Temperate; 44°S - 45°S
Oceania: endemic to New Zealand.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3182)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Pelvic fins reduced.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabit ephemeral areas that dry out over summer and autumn months, where they aestivate in damp areas or under tree roots and logs (Ref. 43717). Spawning period extends from July to October (Ref. 33843).
Ling, N. and D.M. Gleeson, 2001. A new species of mudfish, Neochanna (Teleostei: Galaxiidae), from northern New Zealand. J. R. Soc. N. Z. 31(2):385-392. (Ref. 43717)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00206 - 0.01165), b=3.12 (2.91 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Fec=1,666).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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