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Galaxiidae
Little galaxias
Galaxiella toourtkoourt
Vulnerable Galaxiid Fish of Australian Waters
Galaxiella toourtkoourt, known as the little galaxias (although it is not a true member of the genus Galaxias), is a species of fish in the family Galaxiidae. It is among the smallest galaxiid species known. It is a freshwater fish native to Australia, where it ranges from the Barwon River basin near Barwon Downs in Victoria west to the Watervalley Wetlands near Coorong National Park in South Australia.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Galaxiids
- Family
- Galaxiidae
- Genus
- Galaxiella
- Maximum length
- 3.4 cm
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Oceania: southeastern mainland Australia from the upper Barwon River system near Barwon Downs, Victoria, west to the Cortina Lakes, near the Coorong, South Australia.
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable

