Arthurs paragalaxias
Species of ray-finned fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthurs galaxias (Paragalaxias mesotes) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Galaxiidae. It is endemic to Tasmania in Australia.
| Arthurs paragalaxias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Galaxiiformes |
| Family: | Galaxiidae |
| Genus: | Paragalaxias |
| Species: | P. mesotes |
| Binomial name | |
| Paragalaxias mesotes McDowall & Fulton, 1978 | |
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It is found at Arthurs Lake (Tasmania), Lake Woods and Lake River near Woods Lake dam,[2] in the Central Highlands (Tasmania).[3][4][5]
It is one of the species considered in the 2006 Threatened Tasmanian Galaxiidae recovery programme.[6]
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