Black-stripe minnow (Galaxiella nigrostriata) fish species and information / pictures of Black-stripe minnow - Galaxiella nigrostriata

Black-stripe minnow (Galaxiella nigrostriata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Galaxiella nigrostriata

Common Name
Black-stripe minnow

Biology
Occur in slow-running, tea-colored streams usually in sandy areas. Also found in swamps, small ponds and roadside ditches. Also lives in the vegetated shallows of some freshwater lakes. Water is typically acidic (pH 4.5-6.5) and darkly tannin-stained. An inhabitant of temporary waters, capable of aestivating in damp bottom sediments over summer. Spawning habits similar to G. munda. Most individuals perish after their first spawning (Ref. 44894). Feed on small insects, larvae of aquatic insects and micro-crustaceans. Breeding is associated with winter rains. Males take on a bright color pattern at the start of the breeding season (Ref. 33842).

Classification

Classified By

Shipway, 1953

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Galaxiids (Galaxiidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia (from Augusta to Albany, and three remnant populations - Near Bunbury, Melaleuca Park north of Perth and Lake Chandala north of Muchea).

Range

34°S - 35°S

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

10 °C

Water Temperature To

30 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Trophic Level

3 s.e. 0.00 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

4.4 cm

Common Length

3.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=1; tmax=1; assuming Fec

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Lower Risk: near threatened (LR/nt)