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Flathead galaxias (New Zealand)

Flathead galaxias
Type specimen from the collections of Te Papa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Galaxiiformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Galaxias
Species:
G. depressiceps
Binomial name
Galaxias depressiceps
Approximate known distribution (in orange) of Galaxias depressiceps on a map of the South Island

Galaxias depressiceps is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, found primarily in the Taieri River catchment in Otago, New Zealand. It is commonly known as the flathead galaxias, but should not be confused with Galaxias rostratus, an Australian galaxiid with the same common name.


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