Galaxias ornatus

Galaxias ornatus, the ornate galaxias, is a galaxiid of the genus Galaxias, a member of the Mountain Galaxias species complex group of freshwater fish, found in Australia.[1][2]

Ornate galaxias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Osmeriformes
Family:
Galaxiidae
Subfamily:
Galaxiinae
Genus:
Galaxias
Species:
G. ornatus
Binomial name
Galaxias ornatus
Castelnau, 1873

Description

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Distribution

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Habitat

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Lifecycle/Reproduction

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Conservation

Endangered, protected under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.[2][3]

Utility to humans

Not an angling target due to small size and conservation status.


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References
  1. Dianne J. Bray. "Galaxias ornatus". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 27 Sep 2019.
  2. Raadik, T.A. (2014). "Fifteen from one: a revision of the Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 complex (Teleostei, Galaxiidae) in south-eastern Australia recognises three previously described taxa and describes 12 new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3898 (1): 1–198. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3898.1.1. PMID 25543673.


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