Common names:
Dwarf galaxias, Dwarf minnow, Eastern dwarf galaxias
Occurrence:
endemic
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
occasional (usually not seen)
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from W. Gippsland, Victoria to Mt. Gambier, S.A., Flinders Is. And NE Tasmania (Ref. 7300). Vulnerable in Australia and Victoria, rare and susceptible in Tasmania (Ref. 48666). Adversely affected by Perca fluviatilis, Cyprinus carpio and Gambusia holbrooki (Ref. 48787). Listed by IUCN as potentially threatened due to widespread habitat destruction by agricultural and urban development (Ref. 44894).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Allen, G.R., 1989
National Database:
