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Inanga (other)
Inanga may refer to * Common galaxias or inanga, a species of freshwater fish * Dwarf inanga The dwarf inanga (''Galaxias gracilis'') is a galaxiid of the genus ''Galaxias'', found in the North Island of New Zealand. It is a landlocked galaxiid present in only eleven lakes on the west coast of the North Island within 50 km of Darga ... or ''Galaxias gracilis'', a species of freshwater fish * Inanga (instrument), a type of string instrument in Africa {{disambiguation, fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Galaxias
The common galaxias (''Galaxias maculatus'') or inanga (from the Māori ''īnanga'') is a very widespread Southern Hemisphere fish in the family Galaxiidae. It is a slim, narrow fish with a forked tail and a mottled, spotty pattern, typically about long when fully grown. It lives in fresh water, but spawns at river mouths and spends the first six months of its life at sea, returning en masse in spring. Its vernacular names include cowfish, jollytail, common jollytail, eel gudgeon, inaka, native trout, pulangi, puye, slippery tarki, spotted minnow, Falklands minnow and whitebait. Description Common galaxias have iridescent silver eyes, undersides, and gill covers, and some have an iridescent green stripe along the top of their bodies which can be intermittently seen as they swim. Their specific name ''maculatus'' ("spotted") comes from the pattern of dark-mottled, leopard-like spots on an olive-brown background along their upper bodies. This pattern ranges from very subtle to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwarf Inanga
The dwarf inanga (''Galaxias gracilis'') is a galaxiid of the genus ''Galaxias'', found in the North Island of New Zealand. It is a landlocked galaxiid present in only eleven lakes on the west coast of the North Island within 50 km of Dargaville, and in Lake Ototoa on the South Kaipara Harbour, Kaipara Head, where it was introduced in 1986. It can reach a maximum length of around 6.2 cm. References * Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1ce, B1+2 cd, D2 v2.3) * * NIWA June 2006Distribution and conservation status of the dwarf inanga Galaxias gracilis (Teleostei: Galaxiidae) an endemic fish of Northland dune lakesDOC New Zealand non-migratory galaxiid fishes recovery plan 200313Creating and destroying species: the ‘new’ biodiversity and evolutionarily significant units among New Zealand's galaxiid fishes N. Ling1,*, D. M. Gleeson2, K. J. Willis1,†, S. U. Binzegger Galaxias Endemic freshwater fish of New Zealand Taxa named by Bob McDowall Fish described in 1967 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
