Cape galaxias
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The Cape galaxias, Galaxias zebratus, is a freshwater fish of the family
Galaxiidae, found in South Africa
in coastal streams and rivers from the Keurbooms on the south coast to the Clanwilliam Olifants River
system on the west coast.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Galaxiidae, found in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in coastal streams and rivers from the Keurbooms on the south coast to the Clanwilliam Olifants River
Oliphants/Doring River
The Olifants River is a river in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The river is approximately 285 km long with a catchment area of 46, are220 km² and flows into the Atlantic Ocean...
system on the west coast.