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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Osmeriformes (Smelts) > Galaxiidae (Galaxiids) > Galaxiinae
Etymology: Galaxiella: Greek, galaxias, ou = a kind of fish, diminutive (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Temperate; 10°C - 30°C (Ref. 86895), preferred ?; 34°S - 35°S

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia (from Augusta to Albany, and three remnant populations - Near Bunbury, Melaleuca Park north of Perth and Lake Chandala north of Muchea).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 3.7 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6849); 4.8 cm TL (female); common length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5259); max. reported age: 1 years (Ref. 6849)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 11; Vertebrae: 38 - 43

Occur in slow-running, tea-colored streams usually in sandy areas. Also found in swamps, small ponds and roadside ditches. Also lives in the vegetated shallows of some freshwater lakes. Water is typically acidic (pH 4.5-6.5) and darkly tannin-stained. An inhabitant of temporary waters, capable of aestivating in damp bottom sediments over summer. Spawning habits similar to G. munda. Most individuals perish after their first spawning (Ref. 44894). Feed on small insects, larvae of aquatic insects and micro-crustaceans. Breeding is associated with winter rains. Males take on a bright color pattern at the start of the breeding season (Ref. 33842).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Berra, Tim M. | Collaborators

Allen, G.R., S.H. Midgley and M. Allen, 2002. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 394 p. (Ref. 44894)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway, 1953)