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Galaxiidae (Galaxiids) > Galaxiinae
Etymology: Galaxias: Greek, galaxias, ou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Robert Mackenzie Johnston (1843–1918) was a scientist and statistician and, according to the galaxias etymology, was “…the father of Tasmanian ichthyology, who paid considerable attention to the local Galaxiidae. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Temperate; 42°S - 43°S
Oceania: known only in Clarence Lagoon and tributaries and the upper reaches of the Clarence River, which is part of the Derwent River system of Tasmania, Australia.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 44894); common length : 7.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 5259); peso massimo pubblicato: 20.00 g (Ref. 30189)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 10 - 12; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 11 - 13; Vertebre: 53 - 54. Scales completely absent (Ref. 30189). Dark brown dorsal surface, irregular dark brown bars and bands extending down sides, ventral surface yellow-cream in color (Ref. 30189).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Found in shelter of rocks and boulders in lacustrine habitats, also found in swamps and streams draining in and out of lakes (Ref. 44894). Adults occur in the rocky margin of Clarence Lagoon, its outlet stream and several tributaries that flow into the lake. Adults feed on benthic crustaceans while juveniles feed partly on planktonic crustaceans, and insects and their larvae (Ref. 30189, 44894). Very secretive species, darts for cover under boulders if disturbed. The entire life cycle (may live for up to four years) takes place in fresh water. Adults move into inlet streams to spawn in spring. The demersal eggs take about 2 months to hatch. Fry reside in open surface waters of the lake (Ref. 44894).
Oviparous. Spawn in spring (Ref. 30189).
Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Endangered (EN) (B1ab(iii,iv)+2ab(iii,iv)); Date assessed: 11 February 2019
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 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=0.00490 (0.00205 - 0.01170), b=3.12 (2.91 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items. |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (tm=2; Fec=300). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100). 🛈 |