Paragalaxias mesotes 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
Arthurs galaxias (Paragalaxias mesotes) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Galaxiidae. It is endemic to Tasmania in Australia.
It is found at Arthurs Lake (Tasmania), Lake Woods and Lake River near Woods Lake dam, in the Central Highlands (Tasmania).
It is one of the species considered in the 2006 Threatened Tasmanian Galaxiidae recovery programme.
Wikipedia contributors, Arthurs paragalaxias; 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 mesotes 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 mesotes 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 eleotroides McDowall & Fulton, 1978 | GalaxiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Paragalaxias julianus 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:7627J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.