Teleostei (teleosts) > Galaxiiformes (Southern smelts) > Galaxiidae (Galaxiids) > Galaxiinae
Etymology: Galaxias:Greek, galaxias, ou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335); supremus:Name from Latin 'supremus', meaning highest, uppermost, referring to this species being found at the highest elevation of all the Galaxiidae, at over 2000 m asl on Mount Kosciuszko, Australia’s
highest mountain..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 98815). Subtropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Table 'fbapp.scientificname' doesn't exist in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2366
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