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Neochanna rekohua (Mitchell, 1995) |
| 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 | |||