Galaxiella pusilla


Taxonavigation: Galaxioidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Stomiati
Ordo: Osmeriformes
Superfamilia: Galaxioidea

Familia: Galaxiidae
Subfamilia: Galaxiinae
Genus: Galaxiella
Species: Galaxiella pusilla

Name edit

Galaxiella pusilla (Mack, 1936)

Holotype: NMV A97. Paratypes: NMV A98 (1), A388-390 (1, 1, 1).

Type locality: Cardinia Creek, about 30 miles east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Etymology: The name pusilla is from the Latin pusillus (as originally used by Mack, 1936), meaning ‘very small’.

Synonyms edit

  • Galaxias pusillus Mack, 1936
  • Brachygalaxias pusillus flindersiensis Scott, 1971
  • Brachygalaxias pusillus tasmaniensis Scott, 1971

References edit

Template:Coleman & Raadik, 2015

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Dwarf Galaxias
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