Neochanna rekohua
Neochanna rekohua (Mitchell, 1995)


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Family:  Galaxiidae (Galaxiids), subfamily: Galaxiinae
Max. size:  7.5 cm FL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Oceania: Presently known only from Lake Tuku a Taupo, Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but is likely to occupy other small lakes in the vicinity.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found among Dracophyllum spp. shrub land growing on deep peat (Ref. 34728). Fish were abundant along the lake shore and for a short distance down the outlet stream (Ref. 34728). Main item on the diet were insect larvae. Preyed on by Anguilla dieffenbachii (Ref. 34728).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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