Galaxiidae

Blackstriped dwarf galaxias

Galaxiella nigrostriata

Galaxiid Fish of the Eastern Indian Ocean

• Black
• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Indian Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Small
• Temperate fish

The black-stripe minnow (Galaxiella nigrostriata) is a small freshwater species of fish in the family Galaxiidae. It is endemic to southwestern Australia where it is found in slow-running streams, ponds, swamps and ditches.