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Galaxiiformes (Southern smelts) >
Galaxiidae (Galaxiids) > Galaxiinae
Etymology: Galaxias: Greek, galaxias, ou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Ludwig Hermann Plate (1862–1937) was a German zoologist and geneticist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Taxonomic Remarks
This is the second largest member of the Galaxiidae. The only larger species is G. argenteus from New Zealand which reaches about 58 cm. See McDowall (1971b) for a detailed description.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina; sötvatten; brackvatten bottenlevande; amfidrom (Ref. 51243). Temperate; 40°S - 54°S
South America: Central and southern Chile from about Valdivia through the Patagonian Andes in Argentina, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.9 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 34281)
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274)
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
McDowall, R.M., 1988. Diadromy in fishes: migrations between freshwater and marine environments. Croom Helm, London. (Ref. 26213)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00513 (0.00257 - 0.01023), b=3.13 (2.95 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
Resiliens (Ref. 120179) |
Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Fec=16,500 (landlocked population)). |
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100). 🛈 |