Species Galaxiella munda McDowall, 1978
Western Dwarf Galaxias, Galaxias, Mud Minnow, Swan Galaxias
- Galaxiella munda 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 [119, figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype WAM P.25736–001, pool in jarrah forest about 8 km north of Scott River, south of Canebreak Yards, between Nanup and Augusta, WA [34°13´50"S, 115°29´59"E].
Paratype(s) AM I.19522-001 (5), collected with Holotype; WAM P.5225-001 (39), collected with Holotype.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
East of Albany (34º54'S, 118º10´E) to Treeton area (33º51'S 115º15'E), and an isolated population north of Perth (31º50´S, 115º54'E), WA; temperate.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
Distribution References
- Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [109]
- McDowall, R.M. & Frankenberg, R.S. 1981. The galaxiid fishes of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 33(10): 443-605 figs 1-47 [569]
- 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 [18-20]
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
In spring-fed headwater streams
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]
Gill, H.S. & Morgan, D.L. 1997. Threatened fishes of the world: Galaxiella munda McDowall, 1978 (Galaxiidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 49: 174
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. [74]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [18]
McDowall, R.M. & Frankenberg, R.S. 1981. The galaxiid fishes of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 33(10): 443-605 figs 1-47 [565]
McDowall, R.M. & Waters, J.M. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships in a small group of diminutive galaxiid fishes and the evolution of sexual dimorphism. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 34(1): 23-57 [25]
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 [18]
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
Pen, L.J., Potter, I.C. & Hilliard, R.W. 1991. Biology of Galaxiella munda McDowall (Teleostei: Galaxiidae), including a comparison of the reproductive strategies of this and three other local species. Journal of Fish Biology 39: 717-731
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]
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
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. [109] (Mud Minnow)
Lake, J.S. 1978. Australian Freshwater Fishes. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson 160 pp. 140 figs. [27] (Galaxias, Swan Galaxias)
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [100] (Mud Minnow)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Western Dwarf Galaxias)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | ARGENTINIFORMES | 06-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |