Scientific Name
Galaxias maculatus

Common Name
Inanga

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17

Classification

Classified By

Jenyns, 1842

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Galaxiids (Galaxiidae)

Distribution

Region

Oceania

Distribution

Oceania: Australia (including Tasmania), Lord Howe Island, New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. South America: Ranges from along the Chilean side of the Andes near Valparaiso to the southern extremity of the island chain southeast of Tierra del Fuego. Also on the eastern side of the Andes in Argentina in isolated lakes (Meliquina, Traful, Nahuel Huapi, Gutierrez, and Pellegrini) which drain into the Atlantic Ocean via the Negro River. It occurs on Falkland Islands.

Range

33°S - 55°S

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

10 °C

Water Temperature To

22 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; catadromous (Ref. 51243)

Trophic Level

3.08 s.e. 0.37 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

19.0 cm

Common Length

10.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; bait: usually

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=175)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated