Black mudfish
| Black mudfish | |
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| N. diversus in Waikato, New Zealand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Galaxiiformes |
| Family: | Galaxiidae |
| Genus: | Neochanna |
| Species: | N. diversus
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| Binomial name | |
| Neochanna diversus Stokell, 1949
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| Approximate known distribution of the black mudfish on a map of the North Island | |
The waikaka or black mudfish (Neochanna diversus) is a fish of the family Galaxiidae, found only in swamps and wetlands in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand, from Kaitaia in the north to the Mōkau River in the south.