Galaxias species

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Galaxiids (Order: Galliformes)

GALAXIAS

Galaxias are a genus of small freshwater fish. They are scaleless and somewhat tubular in body form. Only Mountain Galaxias are commonly recorded in the region. Stocky Galaxias are restricted to one known site. Any sighting of galaxiids will help provide a greater understanding of this genus.

5 species

Galaxias brevipinnis (Climbing Galaxias)

Galaxias brevipinnis
Galaxias brevipinnis
Galaxias brevipinnis

Galaxias maculatus (Common Galaxias)

Galaxias olidus (Mountain Galaxias)

Galaxias olidus
Galaxias olidus
Galaxias olidus

Galaxias oliros (Obscure Galaxias)

  • Local native (change?)
    * designates formal legal status
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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