Species Galaxiella pusilla (Mack, 1936)
Dwarf Galaxias, Dwarf Minnow, Eastern Dwarf Galaxias, Eastern Little Galaxias, Striped Galaxias
- Galaxias pusillus Mack, G. 1936. Victorian species of the genus Galaxias with descriptions of two new species. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 9: 98-101 figs 1-2 [101].
Type data:
Holotype NMV A.97 (Anterior end of holotype has partially dried out (Coleman, Hoffman & Raadik 2015). Old register card at NMV states that there were originally 5 paratypes, with one sent to E.O.G. Scott at QVM, Launceston, on 14 May 1940. This could possibly be QVM 1972.5.148.), Cardinia Creek, about 30 miles east of Melbourne, VIC.
Paratype(s) NMV A98, collected with Holotype; NMV A388-390 (3), collected with Holotype. - Brachygalaxias pusillus tasmaniensis Scott, E.O.G. 1971. On the occurrence in Tasmania and on Flinders Island of Brachygalaxias Eigenmann, 1928 (Pisces : Galaxiidae) with descriptions of two new subspecies. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston 37: 1-14 [3].
Type data:
Holotype QVM 1971.5.48 (1970/5/25a in error in original description. Type locality north of Scottsdale, TAS), from a soak from a dam flowing towards the coast (northward) on Marengo, Waterhouse Estate, Dorset, TAS.
Paratype(s) AM I.16159-001, collected with Holotype; BMNH 1972.1.27.2, collected with Holotype; QVM 1971:5:50 (11), collected with Holotype. - Brachygalaxias pusillus flindersiensis Scott, E.O.G. 1971. On the occurrence in Tasmania and on Flinders Island of Brachygalaxias Eigenmann, 1928 (Pisces : Galaxiidae) with descriptions of two new subspecies. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston 37: 1-14 [6].
Type data:
Holotype QVM 1969.5.35 (formerly 1969.5.25a), Lackrana, Flinders Island, Furneaux Group, Bass Strait.
Paratype(s) AM I.16158-001, collected at type locality; BMNH 1972.1.27.1, collected at type locality; QVM 1969:5:34 (12), collected at type locality.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McDowall, R.M. & Frankenberg, R.S. 1981. The galaxiid fishes of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 33(10): 443-605 figs 1-47 [552]
Generic Combinations
- Galaxiella pusilla (Mack, 1936). —
McDowall, R.M. 1978. A new genus and species of galaxiid fish from Australia (Salmoniformes : Galaxiidae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 8(1): 115-124 figs 1-3 [116] (changed combination as type of genus Galaxiella)
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Coastal southeastern VIC from Bairnsdale (37º51'S, 147º36´E) to Dandenong Creek southeast of Melbourne (37°58'S 145°14'E), VIC, also Flinders Island, Bass Strait, and north-eastern and north-western TAS (to about 41º07'S), previously considered to occur west of Port Phillip Bay into SA but that distribution is now recognised as that of a separate species G. toourtkoourt; temperate
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Sexually dimorphic
General References
Berra, T.M. & Allen, G.R. 1989. Clarification of the difference between Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway, 1953) and Galaxiella munda McDowall, 1978 (Pisces: Galaxiidae) from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 14: 293-297
Chilcott, S. J. & Humphries, P. 1996. Freshwater fish of northeast Tasmania with notes on the dwarf galaxias. Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston 103: 145-149 [148]
Galeotti, D.M. , McCullough, C.D. & Lund, M.A. 2010. Black-stripe minnow Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway 1953) (Pisces: Galaxiidae), a review and discussion. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 93: 13-20 [13]
Galeotti, D.M. , McCullough, C.D. & Lund, M.A. 2010. Black-stripe minnow Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway 1953) (Pisces: Galaxiidae), a review and discussion. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 93: 13-20 [13]
Gill, H.S. & Morgan, D.L. 1996. Threatened fishes of the world: Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway, 1953) (Galaxiidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 47: 344
Gill, H.S. & Morgan, D.L. 2003. Ontogenetic changes in the diet of Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway, 1953) (Galaxiidae) and Lepidogalaxias salamandroides Mees, 1961 (Lepidogalaxiidae). Ecology of Freshwater Fish 12: 151-158
Gill, H.S. & Neira, F.J. 1998. Galaxiidae (Galaxiinae): southern galaxias. pp. 70-77 in Neira, F.J., Miskiewicz, A.G. & Trnski, T. Larvae of temperate Australian fishes: laboratory guide for larval fish identification. Nedlands, Western Australia : University of Western Australia press 474 pp. [76]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [18]
Morgan, D.L., Gill, H.S. & Potter, I.C. 1998. Distribution, identification and biology of freshwater fishes in south-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 56: 1-97
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [32] (225)
Paxton, J.R., Allen, G.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Galaxiidae. pp. 402-411 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [408]
Pen, L.J., Gill, H.S., Humphries, P. & Potter, I.C. 1993. Biology of the black-stripe minnow Galaxiella nigrostriata, including comparisons with the other two Galaxiella species. Journal of Fish Biology 43: 847-863
Unmack, P.J. 2001. Biogeography of Australian freshwater fishes. Journal of Biogeography 28: 1053-1089 [1060]
Unmack, P.J., Bagley, J.C., Adams, M., Hammer, M.P. & Johnson, J.B. 2012. Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the Australian freshwater fish genus Galaxiella, with an emphasis on Dwarf Galaxias (G. pusilla). PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 7(6): e38433
Whitley, G.P. 1957. The freshwater fishes of Australia. 8. Galaxias (cont'd). Aqualife 2(5): 6-8 [8]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (236)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [111] (Eastern Little Galaxias)
Coleman, R.A., Hoffman, A.A. & Raadik, T.A. 2015. A review of Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Teleostei: Galaxiidae) in south-eastern Australia with a description of a new species. Zootaxa 4021(2): 243-281 (Dwarf Galaxias)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [98] (Dwarf Galaxias, Eastern Little Galaxias)
Munro, I.S.R. 1961. Handbook of Australian fishes. Nos 1–42. Australian Fisheries Newsletter 15–17, 19, 20: 1-172 [published as separates 1956–1961] [32] (224, as Brachygalaxias pusillus pusillus) (Dwarf Minnow)
Raadik, T.A. 2006. Chapter 13. Freshwater fishes. pp. 133-148 in Museum Victoria and CSIRO Publishing. Melbourne's Wildlife. A Field Guide to the Fauna of Greater Melbourne. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 348 pp. [139] (Dwarf Galaxias)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Eastern Dwarf Galaxias)
Whitley, G.P. 1956. List of native freshwater fishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1954-55: 39-47 [39] (Striped Galaxias)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | ARGENTINIFORMES | 01-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED |