New Zealand Freshwater Fish

11004-05105 Clutha flathead galaxias (Galaxias 'species D') is one 13 recognised taxonomically indeterminate species of non-migratory galaxiids from southern New Zealand. They are are found in the upper tributaries of the Clutha River upstream of Roxburgh, and two tributaries of the Pool Burn. They thrive in headwater streams and seepages that are small enough to step across and are surrounded by grasses and tussock. This large individual is from the Upper Pool Burn.

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11004-05105 Clutha flathead galaxias (Galaxias 'species D') is one 13 recognised taxonomically indeterminate species of non-migratory galaxiids from southern New Zealand. They are are found in the upper tributaries of the Clutha River upstream of Roxburgh, and two tributaries of the Pool Burn. They thrive in headwater streams and seepages that are small enough to step across and are surrounded by grasses and tussock. This large individual is from the Upper Pool Burn.

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