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Galaxias fontanus  Fulton, 1978
Taxonomic Serial No.: 623449

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Swan Galaxias [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons ŕ nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderProtacanthopterygii   
                            OrderOsmeriformes  – argentines, éperlans, argentines, smelts  
                               SuborderOsmeroidei   
                                  SuperfamilyGalaxioidea Müller, 1845  
                                     FamilyGalaxiidae Müller, 1845 – galaxiids  
                                        SubfamilyGalaxiinae Müller, 1845  
                                           GenusGalaxias Cuvier, 1816 – galaxiids  
                                              SpeciesGalaxias fontanus Fulton, 1978 – Swan Galaxias  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Matthew E. Neilson   
  Notes: Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 NW 71st St, Gainesville, FL 32653   
  Reference for: Galaxias fontanus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Australian Fish Names Database, 08-Dec-2021, website (version undefined)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Online version of the Australian Fish Names Standard AS 5300-2015, provided by Fisheries Research and Development Corporation. Available at https://www.fishnames.com.au/   
  Reference for: Galaxias fontanus, Swan Galaxias [English]   
       
  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 17-Mar-2003, website (version 13-Mar-03)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Galaxias fontanus   
       
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 02-May-2022, website (version 02-May-22)  
  Acquired: 2022   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2022. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 05 May 2022   
  Reference for: Galaxias fontanus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Allen, Gerald R., Stephen H. Midgley, and Mark Allen   
  Publication Date: 2002   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Australia   
  Page(s): xiv + 394   
  Publisher: Western Australian Museum   
  Publication Place: Perth, Australia   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0730754863   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Galaxias fontanus, Swan Galaxias [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Fulton, W.   
  Publication Date: 1978   
  Article/Chapter Title: A new species of Galaxias (Pisces: Galaxiidae) from the Swan River, Tasmania   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Records of the Queen Victoria Museum, no. 63   
  Page(s): 1-8   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0085-5278   
  Notes: Available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55287422   
  Reference for: original description   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): McDowall, Robert M., and Robert S. Frankenberg   
  Publication Date: 1981   
  Article/Chapter Title: The galaxiid fishes of Australia (Pisces: Galaxiidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Records of the Australian Museum, vol. 36, no. 10   
  Page(s): 443-605   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0067-1975   
  Notes: doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.33.1981.195   
  Reference for: Galaxias fontanus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Raadik, Tarmo A.   
  Publication Date: 2014   
  Article/Chapter Title: Fifteen from one: a revision of the Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 complex (Teleostei, Galaxiidae) in south-eastern Australia recognises three previously described taxa and describes 12 new species   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, vol. 3898, no. 1   
  Page(s): 1-198   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5326   
  Notes: doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3898.1.1   
  Reference for: Galaxias fontanus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Australia  
       
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