Species Galaxiella toourtkoourt Coleman & Raadik, 2015

Museums

Regional Maps

• Galaxiella toourtkoourt Coleman, R.A. and Raadik, T.A. 2015. Galaxiella toourtkoourt. pp. 261-266 in Coleman, R.A., Hoffman, A.A. & Raadik, T.A. A review of Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Teleostei: Galaxiidae) in south-eastern Australia with a description of a new species. Zootaxa 4021(2): 243-281 [261-269, Figs. 3 to 4, 9, 10a, 11 & 12].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV A 31214-001 female, Surrey River, Wrights Swamp Road, Cobboboonee, Victoria [38° 08' 48"S, 141° 24' 55"E].
  Paratype(s) NMV A 31214-002 male, Collected with holotype; NMV A 31218-001 (20), Barwon River East Branch, Wickhams Road, Barwon Downs, Victoria [38° 28' 11"S, 143° 44' 38"E]; NMV A 31217-001 (2), Gosling Creek, Division Road, Murroon, Victoria [38° 26' 17"S, 143° 49' 3"E]; NMV A 31211-001 (16), Bridgewater Lakes, Bridgwater Lakes Road, Tarragal, Victoria [38° 19' 13"S, 141° 24' 16"E]; AM I.46500-001 (2), Collected with NMV A 31211-001; SAMA F. 14533 female, Collected with NMV A 31211-001; SAMA F. 14534 male, Collected with NMV A 31211-001; NMV A 31215-001 (20), Darlot Creek tributary, Etterick Tyrendarra Road, Tyrendarra, Victoria [38° 09' 29"S, 141° 46' 24"E]; NMV A 31212-001, Fitzroy River, T and W Road, Cobboboonee, Victoria [38° 04' 33"S, 141° 25' 44"E]; NMV A 31216-001 (20), Moyne River tributary, Woolsthorpe Heywood Road, Moyne, Victoria [38° 12' 48"S, 142° 14' 24"E]; NMV A 31214-003 (18), Collected with holotype; NMV A 31213-001 (20), Crawford River, Condah Coleraine Road, Branxholme, Victoria [37° 52' 13"S, 141° 43' 45"E].

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Upper Barwon River system, near Barwon Downs, VIC (38°26'S, 143°49'), to the Cortina Lakes, southwest of Keith, SA (36°15'S, 139°54'E); temperate

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

SA, Vic: Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Acacia shrubs.

 

General 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] (in part as Galaxiella pusilla)

Backhouse, G.N. & Vanner, R.W. 1978. Observations on the biology of the dwarf galaxiid, Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Pisces: Galaxiidae). Victorian Naturalist 95: 128-132 (in part as Galaxiella pusilla)

Beck, R.G. 1985. Field observations upon the Dwarf Galaxiid Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Pisces : Galaxiidae) in the south-east of South Australia, Australia. South Australian Naturalist 60: 12-22 (as Galaxiella pusilla)

Cadwallader, P.L. & Backhouse, G.N. 1983. A Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Victoria. Melbourne : F.D. Atkinson Government Printer 249 pp. figs. [75] (in part as Galaxiella pusilla)

Coleman, R.A., Pettigrove, V., Raadik, T.A., Hoffmann, A.A., Miller, A.D. & Carew, M.E. 2010. Microsatellite markers and mtDNA data indicate two distinct groups in dwarf galaxias, Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Pisces: Galaxiidae), a threatened freshwater fish from south-eastern Australia. Conservation Genetics 11: 1911–1928 [1911] (as Galaxiella pusilla ‘west region’)

Coleman, R.A., Weeks, A.R. & Hoffmann, A.A. 2013. Balancing genetic uniqueness and genetic variation in determining conservation and translocation strategies: a comprehensive case study of threatened dwarf galaxias, Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Pisces: Galaxiidae). Molecular Ecology [1821] (as Galaxiella pusilla ‘west region’)

Hammer, M., Wedderburn, S. & van Weenen, J. 2009. Action Plan for South Australian Freshwater Fishes. Native Fish Australia (SA), Adelaide, and Department of Environment and Heritage, Adelaide. 206 pp. [as Galaxiella pusilla] [3]

Kuiter, R.H. 2013. Pictorial Guide to Victoria's Freshwater Fishes. Seaford, Victoria : Aquatic Photographics 178 pp. [84] (in part as Galaxiella pusilla)

Lieschke, J.A., Dodd, L., Stoessel, D., Raadik, T.A., Steelcable, A., Kitchingman, A. & Ramsey, D. 2013. The status of fish populations in Victorian rivers 2004–2011 – Part A. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report Series No. 246. Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Heidelberg, Victoria. 147 pp. [15] (as Galaxiella sp.)

Lieschke, J.A., Dodd, L., Stoessel, D., Raadik, T.A., Steelcable, A., Kitchingman, A. & Ramsey, D. 2013. The status of fish populations in Victorian rivers 2004–2011—Part B: Individual basin assessments. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report Series 247, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Heidelberg, Victoria. 353 pp. [294] (as Galaxiella sp.)

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] (in part as Galaxiella pusilla)

McDowall, R.M. & Fulton, W. 1996. Chapter 10. Family Galaxiidae — galaxiids. pp. 52-77 in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [70] (in part as Galaxiella pusilla)

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [98] (in part as Galaxiella pusilla)

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] (in part as Galaxiella pusilla)

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 [160]

Saddlier, S., Jackson, J. & Hammer, M. 2010. National Recovery Plan for the Dwarf Galaxias Galaxiella pusilla. Melbourne: State of Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment. 21 pp. (in part as Galaxiella pusilla)

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 (as Galaxiella pusilla ‘west region’)

 

Common Name References

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 [261] (Little Galaxias)

Lieschke, J.A., Dodd, L., Stoessel, D., Raadik, T.A., Steelcable, A., Kitchingman, A. & Ramsey, D. 2013. The status of fish populations in Victorian rivers 2004–2011 – Part A. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report Series No. 246. Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Heidelberg, Victoria. 147 pp. [15] (Western Plains Galaxiella)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-Jun-2016	ARGENTINIFORMES	10-Nov-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
	ARGENTINIFORMES	01-Oct-2015	ADDED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)