Common river galaxias

Common river galaxias
Common river galaxias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Subfamily: Galaxiinae
Genus: Galaxias
Species: G. vulgaris
Binomial name
Galaxias vulgaris
Stokell, 1949

The common river galaxias or Canterbury galaxias, Galaxias vulgaris, is a galaxiid fish of the genus Galaxias, found only in Canterbury, New Zealand. It grows to a length of up to 15 cm (6 inches).

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