Northland mudfish

The Northland mudfish, Neochanna heleios, is a galaxiid of the genus Neochanna, found only in swampy locations west of the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand.

The Northland mudfish lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

The Northland mudfish, Neochanna heleios, is a galaxiid of the genus Neochanna, found only in swampy locations west of the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand. Its length is up to 134 mm. More

The Northland mudfish is a newly discovered member of the mudfish genus. As its name implies, it is only found in Northland and only then from a fairly restricted area near Kerikeri. More

Northland mudfish had revealed a new species at Kerikeri and Ngawha to the west. Dr Gleeson said the newly discovered mudfish was classified as endangered as the two Northland sites were restricted and under threat. More

Northland mudfish were able to survive aestivation for six weeks but there were no changes between air-breathing and water-breathing individuals with respect to oxygen binding characteristics. More

Northland classified The northland mudfish (as discussed above) is only found in northland, so far in sin and is classified as nationally endangered on the threatened species list (hitchmough ) - * Main Page * Site More

called Northland mudfish (Neochanna heleios), was discovered at two sites in Northland – near Kerikeri airport and in the Ngawha Catchment. It is an ephemeral wetland species and was considered to be critically endangered because of low numbers. More

The Northland mudfish (Neochanna heleios) is only found in Northland and its distribution is restricted to wetlands in the Kerikeri, Ngawha and Lake Omapere areas, as shown in figure 3 (below). It is classified as nationally endangered. More

Common names

Northland mudfish in English

Order : Osmeriformes
Family : Galaxiidae
Genus : Neochanna
Species : Neochanna heleios
Authority : Ling and Gleeson, 2001