Western mud minnow
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Salmoniformes Family: Galaxiidae Genus: Galaxiella Species: G. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Near Threatened ( NT) is a Conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa which may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future although The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes. Salmonidae is a family of Ray-finned fish, the only living family of the order Salmoniformes. The Galaxiids are a family of mostly small freshwater Fish. Representatives occur throughout the southern hemisphere including South Africa, South America Galaxiella is a genus of Galaxiid fish of the family Galaxiidae. munda
Binomial name
Galaxiella munda McDowall, 1978

The western mud minnow (Galaxiella munda) or Mud Minnow is a species of fish in the Galaxiidae family. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two The Galaxiids are a family of mostly small freshwater Fish. Representatives occur throughout the southern hemisphere including South Africa, South America It is endemic to Australia. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. In 1999 the Mud Minnow was not included in the list of threatened species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

Contents 1 Description 2 Habit 3 Diet 4 References 5 Source

Description

This species has a maximum length of 6 centimetres (2 in). A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. ^[1] The Mud Minnow has an elongated scaleless body, a white belly and a grey-brown back. A distinctive broad brown stripe starts from behind the eye and ends tailfins base. The fish has a one year life-cycle. ^[2]

Habit

This species is only found in the South West corner of Western Australia. It inhabits coastal rivers, streams, ponds, swamps and ditches between Albany and Ellen Brook. It can tolerate acidic water that is tannin stained and with a pH as low as 3. 0.

Diet

Galaxiella munda is carnivorous and mainly feeds on small insects. insect larvae and micro-crustaceans.

References

Source

• Wager, R. 1996. Galaxiella munda. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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