Kingdom Animalia Order Osmeriformes Subfamily Galaxiinae Scientific name Galaxias olidus Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Galaxiidae Genus Galaxias Higher classification Galaxias | |
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Similar Galaxias, Spotted galaxias, Climbing galaxias, River blackfish, Australian smelt | ||
Native fish mountain galaxias galaxias olidus in the grampians victoria
The mountain galaxias (Galaxias olidus) is a species of freshwater galaxiid fish found all over southeast Australia.
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Native fish mountain galaxias galaxias olidus species complex oberon nsw
Range
Galaxias olidus, occupies a vast geographical range. They are found from southern Queensland to the Adelaide Hills in South Australia, and while occurring widely in the Murray-Darling river system, are also found in eastern and southern coastal systems, as well. It is not clear how much of their coastal distribution is due to natural river capture events (although it is certain much of it is) and how much of it may be due to migration, for many mountain galaxias species have the ability to "climb" natural migration barriers with modified pelvic fin structures.
Within the Murray-Darling system, the mountain galaxias continues the trend of specialisation into upland and lowland habitats, with species found in upland habitats, and the flathead galaxias found in lowland habitats. Though Galaxias olidus, stray down to the upland/lowland transition zone in some rivers.
