Galaxiella pusilla (Mack, 1936)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Galaxiella pusilla, commonly known as dwarf galaxias or eastern dwarf galaxias, is a small species of freshwater fish from the galaxiid family, found only in the southeastern Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania.
The species is officially designated as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Wikipedia contributors, Galaxiella pusilla; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:33:53.436727+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Galaxiella pusilla (Mack, 1936)
- Name authority
- (Mack, 1936)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Galaxiiformes
- Family
- Galaxiidae
- Genus
- Galaxiella
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGalaxiiformes
- familyGalaxiidae Müller, 1845
- subfamilyGalaxiinae Müller, 1845
- genusGalaxiella McDowall, 1978
- speciesGalaxiella pusilla (Mack, 1936)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Galaxiella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Galaxiella toourtkoourt Coleman & Raadik, 2015 | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galaxiella munda McDowall, 1978 | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway, 1953) | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Galaxias pusillus Mack, 1936 Mack, 1936 | synonym |
| Brachygalaxias pusillus flindersiensis Scott, 1971 Scott, 1971 | synonym |
| Brachygalaxias pusillus tasmaniensis Scott, 1971 Scott, 1971 | synonym |
| Brachygalaxias pusillus | synonym |
| Galaxiella pusillus | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991217 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3F2XY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.