Galaxias auratus

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Galaxiids ; Lives in rocky areas and vegetated margins of lakes and streams [1], primarily in lakes preferring still or gently flowing waters [2]. ) Adults prefer the shelter provided by complex habitats such as rocky lake shores and also in-lake macrophytes beds and marsh habitats[2]. Juveniles occur in the water column until 4-5 months of age (40 mm in length ) and then move inshore seeking shelter and larger prey items[2]. Feeds on insects, insect larvae and crustaceans[1] and mollusks with cannibalism of eggs and juvenile fish being common[2]. Most fish live for 3-4 years with some reaching over 6 years of age [2].

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Galaxias auratus Johnston

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 16-Jul-1996

Similar Species

Members of the genus Galaxias

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 29 species and subspecies in this genus:

G. argenteus (Giant Kokopu) · G. auratus (Spotted Mountain Trout) · G. brevipinnis (Cox's Mountain Galaxias) · G. platei (Shannon Paragalaxias) · G. divergens (Dwarf Galaxias) · G. fasciatus (Banded Kokopu) · G. fontanus (Swan Galaxias) · G. fuscus (Barred Galaxias) · G. globiceps (Galaxias) · G. gracilis (Dwarf Inanga) · G. johnstoni (Clarence Galaxias) · G. macronasus (Bignose Galaxias) · G. maculatus (Common Jollytail) · G. niger (Black Galaxias) · G. occidentalis (Western Jollytail) · G. olidus (Marbled Galaxias) · G. parvus (Small Pedder Galaxias) · G. paucispondylus (Alpine Galaxias) · G. pedderensis (Pedder Galaxias) · G. postvectis (Shortjawed Kokopu) · G. prognathus (Upland Longjaw Galaxias) · G. punctifer (Eastern Little Galaxias) · G. rekohua (Chatham Mudfish) · G. rostratus (Flatheaded Jollytail) · G. tanycephalus (Spotted Mountain Trout) · G. titcombi (Black-Striped Minnow) · G. truttaceus (Ocellated Mountain Trout) · G. vulgaris (Common River Galaxias) · G. zebratus (Cape Galaxias)

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Further Reading

• Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, D.C.: The Society, 1918- url p. 54.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 219.
• Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 145.
• Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. Hobart, Tasmania, The Society. url p. 131, p. 36, p. 63.
• Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url p. 35, p. 56, p. 72.
• Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Mosman, New South Wales [etc.]The Society. url p. 39.
• Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London: [The Society], 1879- url , p. 63.

Notes

Contributors

• Berra, Tim M. (from FishBase).
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 127227
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-32407
• Fishbase Species ID: 7543
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 623442
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 110900

Footnotes

1. Allen, G.R. (1989). Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. [back]
2. "Acourtia nana". in Flora of North America Vol. 19, 20 and 21 Page 73, 74. Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]

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