Torrent fish

Torrent fish
Torrentfish
Torrentfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cheimarrichthyidae
Genus: Cheimarrichthys
Species: C. fosteri
Binomial name
Cheimarrichthys fosteri
Haast, 1874

The torrentfish, Cheimarrichthys fosteri, is the only member of the genus Cheimarrichthys which in turn is the only member of the family Cheimarrichthyidae. It is found only in New Zealand. It grows to a maximum length of 15 cm.

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