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Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns 1842)

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Common galaxias

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Distribution: Southwestern Pacific, Oceania and, southern South America: Argentina, Australia, Chatham Islands, Chile, Falkland Islands, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand.

Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

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Eleonora Pasquariello
GPS
-40.4419556, 144.9462128
Geographical region
Oceania
Drainage Basin
River catchment
Water body type
Creek
Water body name
East Telegraph Creek
Water body part
Meander
Water body course
Lower course
Water body: tributary of
Tributary name
Type locality
Fresh water brook on Hardy Peninsula, Tierra del Fuego and Río Santa Cruz, Patagonia.
Conservation status/IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated (NE)

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Water Chemistry

Water information

Water type
Fresh water
Water color
Black water
Water transparency
High
Concentration of sediments
Low
Water temperature
°C
Water flow/curent
Slow

Chemical parameters

pH
Conductivity
GH
KH
Dissolved Oxygen

Biology

Standard length
cm
Water volume (min. aquarium)
l
Social behaviour
Behaviour description
Aggression grade
Peacefull
Activity
Day active
Sexual dimorphism
Nutrition in Nature

Reproduction

Breeding tank set-up
Nutrition parents
Mating type
Spawning behaviour
Breeding habits
Hatching period
Number of eggs in average
Parental care
Fry number
Nutrition fry
Notes on reproduction

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