Galaxiella pusilla
| Dwarf galaxias | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Galaxiiformes |
| Family: | Galaxiidae |
| Genus: | Galaxiella |
| Species: | G. pusilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Galaxiella pusilla (Mack, 1936)
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The dwarf galaxias (Galaxiella pusilla)
Distribution
The dwarf galaxias is now only known to exist in southeastern
Ecology
Dwarf galaxias are found in shallow, slow-flowing waterbodies with abundant aquatic vegetation, and generally prefer to stay in close proximity to the water's edge where the vegetation covers are. They have a remarkable capacity to travel overland between different wetlands provided there is flowing water no less than 2 cm (0.79 in) deep connecting the ponds.
At sites where water is temporary or partially dried up, dwarf galaxias are thought to undertake some form of aestivation, and are only able to do so when the habitat is also populated with crayfish, whose burrows are utilized by the fish in dry conditions.
References
- . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Mount Burr Swamp (SA)". Nature Glenelg Trust. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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