Giant kokopu (Galaxias argenteus)

Scientific name: Galaxias argenteus Gmelin, 1789

Giant kokopu (Galaxias argenteus)

The Giant kokopu (Galaxias argenteus) is a freshwater fish of the family Galaxiidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, endemic to New Zealand.

Species facts

Scientific name
Galaxias argenteus
Family
Galaxiidae (Galaxiids)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (C2a)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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