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Black mudfish

Black mudfish
N. diversus in Waikato, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Galaxiiformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Neochanna
Species:
N. diversus
Binomial name
Neochanna diversus
Approximate known distribution of the black mudfish on a map of the North Island

The waikaka or black mudfish (Neochanna diversus) is a fish of the family Galaxiidae,[1] found only in swamps and wetlands in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand, from Kaitaia in the north to the Mōkau River in the south.

  1. ^ a b West, D.; Crow, S.; David, B.; Franklin, P.; Allibone, R.; Closs, G.; Hitchmough, R.; Surrey, G.; Cooper, D. (2014). "Neochanna diversus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T14506A545893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T14506A545893.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Neochanna diversus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.

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