Paragalaxias eleotroides explained

Paragalaxias eleotroides also known as the (Great Lake darter, and also the Great Lake galaxias) is a genus of freshwater fish of the family Galaxiidae, endemic to Tasmania, Australia.^[1]

The fish is only known to occur in the Central Highlands (Tasmania) and has been designated as vulnerable.^[2]

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

It is one of the species considered in the 2006 Threatened Tasmanian Galaxiidae recovery programme.^[3]

See also

• Arthurs paragalaxias
• Pedder galaxias

External links

• Fishes of Australia : Paragalaxias eleotroides

Notes and References

1. https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Paragalaxias-eleotroides.html Fishbase entry
2. News: Commonwealth of Australia Inclusion of species in the list of threatened species under section 178 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (50) . . GN46 . Australia . 22 November 2006 . 15 December 2018 . 3217 . National Library of Australia.
3. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140619210500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/50013/20140620-0705/www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/6fd0ad0c-3a93-4d41-9cb5-116710d7fe12/files/tasmanian-galaxiidae.pdf