Neochanna heleios Ling & Gleeson, 2001
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Northland mudfish (Neochanna heleios) is a galaxiid of the genus Neochanna, found only in swampy locations west of the Bay of Islands in Northland, New Zealand. Its length is up to 134 millimetres (5.3 in).
In 2026, the Northland mudfish won the New Zealand Fish of the Year competition.
Wikipedia contributors, Northland mudfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:18:43.772621+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Neochanna heleios Ling & Gleeson, 2001
- Name authority
- Ling & Gleeson, 2001
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Galaxiiformes
- Family
- Galaxiidae
- Genus
- Neochanna
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGalaxiiformes
- familyGalaxiidae Müller, 1845
- subfamilyGalaxiinae Müller, 1845
- genusNeochanna Günther, 1867
- speciesNeochanna heleios Ling & Gleeson, 2001
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Neochanna. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Neochanna burrowsius (Phillipps, 1926) | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neochanna cleaveri (Scott, 1934) | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neochanna rekohua (Mitchell, 1995) | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neochanna apoda Günther, 1867 | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neochanna diversus Stokell, 1949 | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Ling, N., & Gleeson, D. M. (2001). A new species of mudfish,Neochanna(Teleostei: Galaxiidae), from northern New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 31. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2001.9517660 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:46CN2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.