Dwarf inanga

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Dwarf inanga
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Subfamily: Galaxiinae
Genus: Galaxias
Species: G. gracilis
Binomial name
Galaxias gracilis
McDowall, 1967

The dwarf inanga, Galaxias gracilis, is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, found only in 13 lakes near Dargaville in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the smallest member of the Galaxiidae family in New Zealand growing to a maximum length of only 8 cm, most adults measuring only 4 cm.

Dwarf inanga populations have declined over the past 30 years, and it is now considered to be a threatened species. Introduced rainbow trout and gambusia are thought to be causing the decline.

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