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Etymology: Neochanna: Greek, neos = new + Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alfred Burrows was an amateur fish enthusiast of West Oxford in the South Island of New Zealand. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale; non migratori. Temperate; 44°S - 45°S
Oceania: endemic to New Zealand.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3182)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Pelvic fins reduced.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabit ephemeral areas that dry out over summer and autumn months, where they aestivate in damp areas or under tree roots and logs (Ref. 43717). Spawning period extends from July to October (Ref. 33843).
Ling, N. and D.M. Gleeson, 2001. A new species of mudfish, Neochanna (Teleostei: Galaxiidae), from northern New Zealand. J. R. Soc. N. Z. 31(2):385-392. (Ref. 43717)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00206 - 0.01165), b=3.12 (2.91 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Fec=1,666).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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