''Paragalaxias'' is a genus of freshwater fish of the
family
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Galaxiidae
The Galaxiidae are a family of mostly small freshwater fish in the Southern Hemisphere. The majority live in Southern Australia or New Zealand, but some are found in South Africa, southern South America, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, and th ...
, endemic to the
Central Highlands of
Tasmania
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Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Paragalaxias dissimilis''
(Regan
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, 1906) (Shannon galaxias)
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Paragalaxias eleotroides
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.
The fish is only known to occur in the Central Highland ...
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McDowall & Fulton
Fulton may refer to:
People
* Robert Fulton (1765–1815), American engineer and inventor who developed the first commercially successful steam-powered ship
* Fulton (surname)
Given name
* Fulton Allem (born 1957), South African golfer
* Fult ...
, 1978 (Great Lake darter)
* ''
Paragalaxias julianus''
McDowall & Fulton
Fulton may refer to:
People
* Robert Fulton (1765–1815), American engineer and inventor who developed the first commercially successful steam-powered ship
* Fulton (surname)
Given name
* Fulton Allem (born 1957), South African golfer
* Fult ...
, 1978 (Julian galaxias)
* ''
Paragalaxias mesotes
Arthurs galaxias (''Paragalaxias mesotes'') is a species of fish in the family Galaxiidae. It is endemic to Tasmania in Australia.
It is found at Arthurs Lake (Tasmania), Lake Woods and Lake River near Woods Lake dam, in the Central Highlands ...
''
McDowall & Fulton
Fulton may refer to:
People
* Robert Fulton (1765–1815), American engineer and inventor who developed the first commercially successful steam-powered ship
* Fulton (surname)
Given name
* Fulton Allem (born 1957), South African golfer
* Fult ...
, 1978 (Arthurs paragalaxias)
References
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Freshwater fish genera
Central Highlands (Tasmania)
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