Species Galaxias ornatus Castelnau, 1873
Ornate Galaxias
- Galaxias ornatus Castelnau, F.L. de 1873. Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. 9. New sorts for the Victorian fauna. Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria 2: 150-153 [153].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP A.5225 female (The abdomen on the holotype is splitting), Cardinia Creek, Victoria, Australia.
Paratype(s) MNHP A.6915 (in poor condition), Cardinia Creek, Victoria, Australia.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 [in part]. —
McDowall, R.M. & Frankenberg, R.S. 1981. The galaxiid fishes of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 33(10): 443-605 figs 1-47 [469]
Cadwallader, P.L. & Backhouse, G.N. 1983. A Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Victoria. Melbourne : F.D. Atkinson Government Printer 249 pp. figs. [69] (in part)
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [103] (in part) - Galaxias olidus olidus Günther, 1866 [in part]. —
Frankenberg, R. 1969. Studies on the evolution of galaxiid fishes with particular reference to the Australian fauna. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. 185 pp. [170]
Introduction
Widely considered a junior synonym of G. olidus (e.g. McDowall & Frankenburg 1981), but treated as valid by Raadik (2014).
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Broadly distributed south of the Great Dividing Range in coastal and central VIC (excluding the endorheic Corangamite Lakes catchment) from north of Leongatha (38°16'S, 146°01'E) to Cape Otway (38°48'S, 143° 33'E), absent from the Little River system, coastal streams of the Otway Ranges and coastal sections of larger river systems, also at one location in the upper Goulburn River system, north of the Great Dividing Range; temperate
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Vic: South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
At an elevation of between 35–800 m asl
General References
Adams, M., Raadik, T.A., Burridge, C.P. & Georges, A. 2014. Global biodiversity assessment and hyper-cryptic species complexes: more than one species of elephant in the room. Systematic Biology 63(4): 518–533 [521] (as taxon ‘BA’)
Cadwallader, P.L. & Backhouse, G.N. 1983. A Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Victoria. Melbourne : F.D. Atkinson Government Printer 249 pp. figs. [214] (as Galaxias olidus)
Kuiter, R.H. 2013. Pictorial Guide to Victoria's Freshwater Fishes. Seaford, Victoria : Aquatic Photographics 178 pp. [62, 64] (as Galaxias ornatus var. Yarra, and Galaxias sp. 9)
McDowall, R.M. & Frankenberg, R.S. 1981. The galaxiid fishes of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 33(10): 443-605 figs 1-47 [469] (as Galaxias olidus)
Raadik, T.A. 2014. Fifteen from one: a revision of the Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 complex (Teleostei, Galaxiidae) in south-eastern Australia recognises three previously described taxa and describes 12 new species. Zootaxa 3898(1): 1-198 [124, 160]
Common Name References
Raadik, T.A. 2014. Fifteen from one: a revision of the Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 complex (Teleostei, Galaxiidae) in south-eastern Australia recognises three previously described taxa and describes 12 new species. Zootaxa 3898(1): 1-198 [124] (Ornate Galaxias)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | ARGENTINIFORMES | 18-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| ARGENTINIFORMES | 12-Feb-2015 | ADDED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |