Galaxias johnstoni

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

Overview

Family : Galaxiids ; Adults occur in the rocky margin of Clarence Lagoon , its outlet stream and several tributaries that flow into the lake . Adults feed on benthic crustaceans while juveniles feed partly on planktonic crustaceans, and insects and their larvae[1]. Very secretive species, darts for cover under boulders if disturbed .

Critically Endangered

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Biome: Freshwater ; Marine [2].

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Galaxias (Galaxias) johnstoni Scott 1936

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Scott, H. Descriptions and records of Nycteribiidae (Diptera, Pupipara), with a discussion of the genus Basilia. Linn. Soc. J. Zool. 39: 479-505. [1936.??.??], 1936.

Comment: Subgenus : Galaxias.

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 26-Jul-1994

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

• 1994 IUCN red list of threatened animals Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1993 url p. 102.
• Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 145.
• Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Mosman, New South Wales [etc.]The Society. url p. 39.
• The Australian zoologist. Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales url p. 272, p. 274.

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 provider.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• 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.
• Wager, R. 1996. Galaxias johnstoni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
• Wager, R. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

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

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 127237
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-31716
• Fishbase Species ID: 6202
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 623454
• IUCN ID: 210341
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5310

Footnotes

1. Crook, D.A. and A.C. Sanger (1998). Threatened fishes of the world: Galaxias johnstoni Scott, 1936 (Galaxiidae). Environ. Biol. Fish. 53(2):154. [back]
2. Wager, R. 1996. Galaxias johnstoni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]

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