Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Galaxiinae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Galaxiidae Scientific name Lovettia sealii Higher classification Lovettia Order Osmeriformes | |
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Genus Lovettia
McCulloch, 1915 Similar Spotted galaxias, Paragalaxias, Australian grayling, Galaxiella pusilla, Galaxias fontanus | ||
The Tasmanian whitebait or Derwent whitebait (Lovettia sealii) is an osmeriform fish of the family Galaxiidae, found only in Tasmania, Australia.
It grows to a length of up to 8 cm. It is an anadromous fish found in fresh, brackish and marine water.
Lovettia sealii is the single species of its genus, Lovettia.
References
Tasmanian whitebait Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA