Saddled galaxias

Galaxias tanycephalus

Critically Endangered Galaxiid Fish of Australian Waters

Saddled galaxias is known from Oceania as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Galaxiids
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Galaxias
Maximum length: 14.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Oceania: known only from Arthurs Lake and Woods Lake on the high central plateau of Tasmania, Australia.
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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