Arthurs galaxias (''Paragalaxias mesotes'') is a
species of
fish in the family
Galaxiidae. It is
endemic to
Tasmania in
Australia
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.
It is found at
Arthurs Lake (Tasmania), Lake Woods and Lake River near Woods Lake dam, in the
Central Highlands (Tasmania).
It is one of the species considered in the 2006 ''Threatened Tasmanian Galaxiidae recovery programme.
Threatened Tasmanian Galaxiidae
See also
* Paragalaxias eleotroides
* Pedder galaxias
References
External links
Fishes of Australia : ''Paragalaxias mesotes''
Paragalaxias
Vulnerable fauna of Australia
Fish described in 1978
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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