Paragalaxias eleotroides McDowall & Fulton, 1978
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
Paragalaxias eleotroides, also known as the Great Lake darter and the Great Lake galaxias, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish of the family Galaxiidae, endemic to Tasmania, Australia. The species lives in rocky shores in areas with aquatic vegetation.
The fish is only known to occur in the Central Highlands in Tasmania and has been designated as vulnerable.
It is one of the species considered in the 2006 Threatened Tasmanian Galaxiidae recovery programme.
Wikipedia contributors, Paragalaxias eleotroides; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:31:23.492871+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Paragalaxias eleotroides McDowall & Fulton, 1978
- Name authority
- McDowall & Fulton, 1978
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Galaxiiformes
- Family
- Galaxiidae
- Genus
- Paragalaxias
- 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
- genusParagalaxias Scott, 1935
- speciesParagalaxias eleotroides McDowall & Fulton, 1978
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Paragalaxias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Paragalaxias julianus McDowall & Fulton, 1978 | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paragalaxias mesotes McDowall & Fulton, 1978 | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paragalaxias dissimilis (Regan, 1906) | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- McDowall, R. M., & Fulton, W. (1978). A revision of the genus Paragalaxias Scott (Salmoniformes: Galaxiidae). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 29 (1): 93–108. https://doi.org/10.1071/mf9780093 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:4CVG8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.