Galaxias maculatus

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• Common Names
• Description
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Overview

Family : Galaxiids ; Occurs in a wide variety of habitat , but mostly in still or slow-flowing waters, mainly in streams , rivers and lakes within a short distance of the sea . The species sometimes enters brackish streams and can survive in salinities up to 50 ppt. Feeds on aquatic and terrestrial insects, and crustaceans. Utilized fresh and eaten fried[1].

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,416 meters (0 to 4,646 feet).[2]

Biome: Marine .

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Galaxias alpinus (Jenyns • Galaxias amaenus Castelnau • Galaxias coppingeri Günther • Galaxias cylindricus Castelnau • Galaxias delicatulus Castelnau • Galaxias krefftii Günther • Galaxias maculatus • Galaxias maculatus ignotus Stokell • Galaxias minutus Philippi • Galaxias nebulosa Macleay • Galaxias obtusus Klunzinger • Galaxias parrishi Stokell • Galaxias pseudoscriba Mccoy • Galaxias punctatus Günther • Galaxias punctulatus Philippi • Galaxias scriba Valenciennes • Galaxias usitatus Mcdowall • Galaxias variegatus Lahille • Galaxias versicolor Castelnau • Galaxias waterhousei Krefft • Galaxias waterhousei Kreft • Galaxias waterhousi Krefft • Mesites alpinus Jenyns • Mesites attenuatus Jenyns • Mesites forsteri Kner • Mesites gracillimus Canestrini • Mesites maculatus • Mesites maculatus Jenyns • Mesites maculatus Jenyns, 1842

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Jenyns, L. Fish. In C. Darwin (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832-1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London (in 4 parts): p. 1-32 (Jan. 1840); 33-64 (Jun. 1840); 65-96 (Apr. 1841); 97-172 (Apr. 1842)., 1842.

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 25-May-2000

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

• Antarctic fishes of the Scottish National Antarctic expedition. Edinburg, Robert Grant & Son, 1913. url p. 291.
• Breviora. 1967 Cambridge, Mass.: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, [1952- url p. 1, figure 1 (map), page 2.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: BM(NH) url p. 219.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 139 1970 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 341, p. 406, p. 418, p. 420, p. 431, p. 92.
• Catalogue and bibliography of the fresh water fishes of the Americas south of the Tropic of Cancer / by Carl H. Eigenmann. Lancaster, Pa.: Press of the New Era Printing Co., 1910. url p. 462.
• Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum / by Albert Gu?nther. .. [Tokyo?]: Kagaku Kisho Hakkokai, Sho?wa 13 [1938]. url p. 211, p. 212.
• Catalogue of the fishes in the. .. Museum / by A. Günther 1866. url p. 211, p. 212.
• Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 145, p. 176, p. 185, p. 187, p. 189, p. 218, p. 227, p. 228, p. 229, p. 230, p. 232, p. 233, p. 234, p. 235, p. 236, p. 237, p. 240, p. 243, p. 260, p. 262, p. 267, p. 268, p. 270, p. 275, p. 278, p. 279, p. 280, p. 281, p. 283, p. 284, p. 285, p. 286, p. 287, p. 288, p. 293, p. 301, p. 304, p. 306, p. 307, p. 308, p. 310, p. 311, p. 321, p. 324, p. 424, p. 451, p. 501, p. 670, p. 691.
• Descriptive catalogue of the specimens of natural history in spirit contained in the Museum of the Royal college of surgeons of England. Vertebrata: Pisces, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia. London, Taylor and Francis, 1859. url p. 12.
• Discovery reports. London; Cambridge University Press. url p. 138, p. 143, p. 40.
• Fishery bulletin / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: url , p. 213.
• Index faunæ Novæ Zealandiæ / edited by F.W. Hutton. London: Dulau & Co., 37 Soho Square, 1904 url p. 15.
• Index faunæ Novæ Zealandiæ, ed. by F.W. Hutton, F.R.S. Pub. for the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand. London, Dulau & Co., 1904. url p. 15.
• Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas. 1992 Lawrence, Kan.: The University, 1971-1994. url fig. 4, page 6, p. 7.
• Ontogeny and systematics of fishes: based on an international symposium dedicated to the memory of Elbert Halvor Ahlstrom / sponsored by the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Dept. of Commerce. [New York?]: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, c1984. url p. 152, p. 692.
• Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society url p. 520, p. 521.
• Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url p. 116, p. 232, p. 55.
• Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 421, p. 64, p. 91.
• Report of the scientific results of the voyage of S.Y. "Scotia" during the years 1902, 1903, and 1904, under the leadership of William S. Bruce. .. Edinburgh: The Scottish oceanographical laboratory, 1907- url , , .
• Report on the scientific results of the voyage of S.Y. "Scotia" during the years 1902, 1903 and 1904, under the leadership of William S. Bruce. Edinburgh:Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory, 1907-20. url p. 314, p. 372, p. 373.
• Reports of the Princeton University Expeditions to Patagonia, 1896-1899. J. B. Hatcher in charge. Edited by William B. Scott. Princeton, The University, 1901-32 [v. 1, 1903] url , p. 275, p. 292, p. 462, p. 462, p. 462.
• The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 54.
• The subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Reports on the geo-physics, geology, zoology, and botany of the islands lying to the south of New Zealand, based mainly on observatiohs and collections made during an expedition in the government stea Ed. by Chas. Chilton. Pub. by the Philosophical institute of Canterbury. Wellington, N.Z., Printed by J. Mackay, govt. printer, 1909. url p. 587.
• The zoology of the voyage of the H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, during the years 1839 to 1843. By authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Edited by John Richardson and John Edward Gray. London, E. W. Janson, 1844-1875. url , p. 75.

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 February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
• 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 February 29, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Centro Nacional Patagonico Ichthyological Collection (OBIS South America, SOUTHERN OCEAN SUB-NODE)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• SysTax
• SysTax: Staatliches Museum fur Naturkunde, Stuttgart
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 127238
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-26601
• Fishbase Species ID: 7579
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13543264
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 162129
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 110908

Footnotes

1. Frimodt, C. (1995). Multilingual illustrated guide to the world's commercial coldwater fish. Fishing News Books, Osney Mead, Oxford, England. 215 p. [back]
2. Mean = -1,113.470 meters (-3,653.117 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,476.880 based on 32 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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