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Galaxias argenteus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII OSMERIFORMES GALAXIIDAE

Scientific Name: Galaxias argenteus
Species Authority: (Gmelin, 1789)
Common Name/s:
English – Giant Kokopu
Synonym/s:
Esox alepidotus Forster, 1801
Esox argenteus Gmelin, 1789
Galaxias forsteri Valenciennes, 1846
Galaxias grandis Haast, 1873
Galaxias kokopu Clarke, 1899

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable C2a ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: McDowall, R.M. & Simons, M.
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Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
New Zealand
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater; Marine
Citation: McDowall, R.M. & Simons, M. 1996. Galaxias argenteus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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