Tapered Galaxias, Galaxias lanceolatus Raadik 2014

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Tapered Galaxias, Galaxias lanceolatus Raadik 2014

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Distribution	Known only from the headwaters of Stoney Creek, a tributary of the Thompson River in west Gippsland, Victoria, at an elevational range of 340-545 m asl. The species is confined to a 10 km reach of stream. Inhabits a cool, small (0.5-1.5 m), shallow (0.1-0.5 m), clear , slow-flowing, partly shaded freshwater creek in a sparsely forested catchment. The substrate consists predominantly of cobbles, with some gravel, bedrock and sand, and instream cover is provided mostly by rock, and by small amounts of undercut banks, timber debris and vegetation overhang.
Conservation	IUCN: Critically Endangered,Threatened in Victoria under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee (FFG) Act 1988 (SAC 2014e), Critically Endangered under the Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria (DSE 2013), Critically Endangered by the Australian Society for Fish Biology (Lintermans 2016). The major threat to the Tapered Galaxias is invasion by predatory alien Brown Trout, which would lead to rapid declines and the likely extinction of the species. Additional threats include increasing fire frequency, fire suppression impacts, sediment input into streams from soil disturbance during timber harvesting operations, and climate change.
Species Citation	Galaxias lanceolatus Raadik 2014, Zootaxa 3898(1): 68, fig. 16. Type locality: Stoney Creek, at ford on Stoney No. 5 Track, west of Seaton, Victoria [37°54'10”S, 146°32'32”E].
Author	Bray, D.J. 2020
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Tapered Galaxias, Galaxias lanceolatus Raadik 2014

References

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Kuiter, R.H. 2013. Pictorial Guide to Victoria's Freshwater Fishes. Seaford, Victoria : Aquatic Photographics 178 pp. (as Galaxias sp. 15)

Raadik, T.A. 2011. Systematic revision of the Mountain Galaxias, Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 species complex (Teleostei: Galaxiidae) in eastern Australia. Ph.D thesis, University of Canberra. pp. i-xxiii, 1-493 (as taxon "stoney")

Raadik, T.A. 2014. Fifteen from one: a revision of the Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 complex (Teleostei, Galaxiidae) in south-eastern Australia recognises three previously described taxa and describes 12 new species. Zootaxa 3898(1): 1-198 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3898.1.1

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Raadik, T.A., O'Connor, J.P & Mahoney, J.C. 2001. Fish and decapod crustacean survey, Regional Forest Agreement Process, Victoria—1997 to 1999. Appendices. Heidelberg, Victoria : Report, Arthur Rylah Institute, Department of Natural Resources and Environment 129 pp. (as Galaxias olidus, in part)

SAC. 2014. Tapered Galaxias - Galaxias lanceolatus. Final recommendation on a nomination for listing. Flora and Fauna Guarantee Nomination No. 835. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Melbourne, Victoria.