Galaxiidae

Western dwarf galaxias

Galaxiella munda

Six Centimeters Galaxiid Fish of Australian Waters

• Temperate
• Coastal
• Continental endemic
• Local endemic species
• Transcontinental
• Freshwater fish
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Small
• Temperate fish

Galaxiella munda, also known as the Western mud minnow or western dwarf galaxias, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Galaxiidae, endemic to inland waters of southwestern Australia. The name "mud minnow" also refers to the unrelated family Lepidogalaxiidae, while "swan galaxias" can refer to either Galaxiella munda or the cousin Galaxias species G. fontanus. In 1999, G. munda was not included in the list of threatened species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, but is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.