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Common names: Broad-finned galaxias, Climbing galaxias, Cox's mountain galaxias
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in streams draining E and S from the Great Dividing Range, from the Hunter River, N.S.W., W as far as Kangaroo Is., S.A. from Flinders Is. And King Is., Bass Strait and widespread in Tasmania (Ref. 7300, 75154). Rare in Victoria (Ref. 48666). Status remains secure, although the range has contracted due to habitat destruction and encroachment of introduced trout (Ref. 44894).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., 1989
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Common names from other countries

短鳍南乳鱼, Climbing galaxias, Hawai, ... more

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> Galaxiiformes (Southern smelts) > Galaxiidae (Galaxiids) > Galaxiinae
Etymology: Galaxias: Greek, galaxias, ou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; anfidromo (Ref. 51243). Subtropical; 34°S - 53°S

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Oceania: found in southeastern Australia in streams draining east and south from the Great Dividing Range; Flinders and King Islands in Bass Strait; widespread in Tasmania; also in New Zealand and the Chatham, Auckland and Campbell Islands.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 44894); common length : 15.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 44894)

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits mainly clear streams, often deeply shaded and relatively fast-flowing, although it sometimes occurs in lakes, particularly in Tasmania. In New Zealand and parts of Tasmania, juveniles occur in marine waters, presumably the larvae are washed out to the sea. The existence of a marine stage is regarded to be facultative rather than obligatory in Australia. Swims near the bottom, usually around the cover of rocks and logs. More common in uploads (Snowy Mountains, Otway Ranges, central Tasmania) than at lower elevations (Ref. 44894).

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Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 February 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; carnada: usually

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: 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).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866