Galaxias olidus
1 Mountain Galaxias at Borough, NSW
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| Galaxias olidus | MattBeitzel | 25 Jul 2023 | ||
| Galaxias olidus | Paul4K | 24 Jul 2023 |
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Caught in a yabby trap and imaged in a jar before release
4 comments
25 Jul 2023
Great picture and definitely a galaxias. Most likely a galaxias olidus however species identification in these is a job for genetics. In the Tuross basin to the south is a similar species G. brevissimus, which is highly threatened.
25 Jul 2023
Thanks, we're puzzled as to how it/they got there as the dam,which dates from1980, is not in a waterway and prior to its construction there was no permanent water.
25 Jul 2023
They and their sister species, climbing galaxias, do get about and can cross flooded grassy areas and climb quite well. Additionally, birds like herons and cormorants are always touted as a vector. How far is it from the creek? While they are not noted for being still water species they can survive and breed in dams. They are really good at mosquito control but dont like other fish species particularly trout. If we do any further work on genetics it would be great to get some samples from that area to determine species conclusively.
25 Jul 2023
Dam is ~50M from creek line which rarely, pre last two years, has water in it. Welcome to try on genetics would be interesting to know for sure.
Location information
- Maps Boro
- Places Borough, NSW
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- At least 1 Abundance
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- Less than 1m Depth of sighting
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Species information
- Galaxias olidus Scientific name
- Mountain Galaxias Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1039.2m Recorded at altitude
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