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Etymology: Galaxiella: Greek, galaxias, ou = a kind of fish, diminutive (Ref. 45335).

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

; Água doce demersal. Temperate; 10°C - 30°C (Ref. 86895); 34°S - 35°S

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia (from Augusta to Albany, and three remnant populations - Near Bunbury, Melaleuca Park north of Perth and Lake Chandala north of Muchea).

Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m 3.7 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 6849); 4.8 cm TL (female); common length : 3.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5259); idade máx. registrada: 1.00 anos (Ref. 6849)

Descrição suscinta Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total): 0; Raios dorsais (total): 6-8; Espinhos anais 0; Raios anais : 8 - 11; Vértebras: 38 - 43

Facultative air-breathing in the genus (Ref. 126274); Occur in slow-running, tea-colored streams usually in sandy areas. Also found in swamps, small ponds and roadside ditches. Also lives in the vegetated shallows of some freshwater lakes. Water is typically acidic (pH 4.5-6.5) and darkly tannin-stained. An inhabitant of temporary waters, capable of aestivating in damp bottom sediments over summer. Spawning habits similar to G. munda. Most individuals perish after their first spawning (Ref. 44894). Feed on small insects, larvae of aquatic insects and micro-crustaceans. Breeding is associated with winter rains. Males take on a bright color pattern at the start of the breeding season (Ref. 33842).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

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Allen, G.R., S.H. Midgley and M. Allen, 2002. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 394 p. (Ref. 44894)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway, 1953)