Galaxias globiceps

Galaxias globiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Galaxias
Species: G. globiceps
Binomial name
Galaxias globiceps
C. H. Eigenmann, 1928

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

Classification

The taxonomic classification of Galaxias globiceps is as follows:

Habitat

Galaxias globiceps lives in a freshwater environment[2] in a temperate climate.[3]

Size

The average length of an unsexed male Galaxias globiceps is about 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in).[3]

Range

The species is known only from the type locality at Los Alerces near Puerto Montt, Chile.[3]

References

  1. "Galaxias globiceps Galaxias". 2012 Regents of the University of Michigan. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. "Galaxias globiceps". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Galaxias globiceps". Fish Base. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

Notes

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