Paragalaxias eleotroides also known as the (Great Lake darter, and also the Great Lake galaxias) is a genus of freshwater fish of the family Galaxiidae, endemic to Tasmania, Australia.[2][3][4]
| Great Lake darter | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Galaxiiformes |
| Family: | Galaxiidae |
| Genus: | Paragalaxias |
| Species: | P. eleotroides
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| Binomial name | |
| Paragalaxias eleotroides | |
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The fish is only known to occur in the Central Highlands (Tasmania) and has been designated as vulnerable.[5]
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[6][7]
It is one of the species considered in the 2006 Threatened Tasmanian Galaxiidae recovery programme.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Freeman, R. (2019). "Paragalaxias eleotroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T122904106A123382196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T122904106A123382196.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Paragalaxias-eleotroides.html Fishbase entry
- ^ Allen, Gerald R; Allen, Gerald R. (1989), Freshwater fishes of Australia, T.H.F. Publications, ISBN 978-0-86622-936-4
- ^ Allen, Gerald R.; Midgley, S. H. (Stephen Hamar); Allen, Mark; Western Australian Museum (2003), Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Australia (Rev. ed.), Western Australian Museum, ISBN 978-0-7307-5486-2
- ^ "Commonwealth of Australia Inclusion of species in the list of threatened species under section 178 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (50)". Commonwealth Of Australia Gazette. Government Notices. No. GN46. Australia. 22 November 2006. p. 3217. Retrieved 15 December 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Paragalaxias in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ^ Fulton, W (1982), Observations on the ecology of four species of the Genus Paragalaxias (Pisces:Galaxiidae) from Tasmania, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 1982, retrieved 15 December 2018
- ^ [1] Threatened Tasmanian Galaxiidae
External links edit
- Fishes of Australia : Paragalaxias eleotroides
- "Paragalaxias". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
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