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- noun zoology Any member of the
family Galaxiidae of mostly smallfreshwater fish of theSouthern Hemisphere .
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Nearly 20 of the more than 50 galaxiid species known worldwide are found in New Zealand, and all but a few are endemic to the hotspot.
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The most notable species is perhaps the endemic galaxiid Galaxias neocaledonicus, the northernmost representative of a group that is mostly restricted to the southern tips of New Zealand, Australia, South America, and Africa.
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