Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Longjawed galaxias (Galaxias prognathus), recorded as Critically Endangered
Longjawed galaxias (Galaxias prognathus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Longjawed galaxias

Galaxias prognathus

The longjawed galaxias is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, found only in rivers and streams at mid to high altitudes on the eastern side of the Southern Alps in the South Island of New Zealand.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Galaxias prognathus
Recorded from
New Zealand
Taxonomy
Osmeriformes · Galaxiidae · Galaxias

Appearance

Longjawed galaxias are slender and elongate, having coloration consisting of spots and indistinct bands of various shades of brown and grey. The single dorsal and anal fins are about two thirds of the way along the body. Like all galaxiids it lacks scales and has a thick, leathery skin covered with mucus.

It grows to a length of up to 9 cm.

Range and habitat

The longjawed galaxias is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, found only in rivers and streams at mid to high altitudes on the eastern side of the Southern Alps in the South Island of New Zealand. It is New Zealand's rarest native fish, also called ‘jaws’.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Longjawed galaxias is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Longjawed galaxias, Wikidata item Q44188. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Roundhead galaxias

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Photograph of Lowland longjaw galaxias (Galaxias cobitinis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Lowland longjaw galaxias

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Photograph of Bignose galaxias (Galaxias macronasus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Bignose galaxias

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Quick answers

What is Longjawed galaxias?
The longjawed galaxias is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, found only in rivers and streams at mid to high altitudes on the eastern side of the Southern Alps in the South Island of New Zealand.
What is the conservation status of Longjawed galaxias?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Galaxias prognathus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Longjawed galaxias live?
The longjawed galaxias is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, found only in rivers and streams at mid to high altitudes on the eastern side of the Southern Alps in the South Island of New Zealand.
Why is Longjawed galaxias in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Galaxias prognathus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Longjawed galaxias a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.