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.

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.