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Kōrero: Freshwater fish

Longjaw galaxias

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Longjaw galaxias

The longjaw galaxias (Galaxias prognathus) is easily distinguished from other species in the family by its jutting lower jaw and upturned mouth. It is only found in the South Island, mainly in rivers of the Southern Alps. An isolated group also lives in tributaries of the lower Kakanui River in North Otago.

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by Robert McDowall

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Bob McDowall, Freshwater fish – More galaxiids, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11116/longjaw-galaxias (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Bob McDowall, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.