Galaxias maculatus ';
General information
 
Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
 
 
Common nameInanga, Common galaxias
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Protacanthopterygii; Galaxiidae.
Geographical distribution
Australia; New Zealand; Argentina; Chile; Falkland Islands
Occurrence Native: Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands
Importance
Remarks
We also acknowledge the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study 1. Bunyip River, north of Koo-weep-rup, Victoria, Australia 2. Rio Calle-Calle and Lago Pangupulli, Chile
Source of chromosomes
Gill epithelium
Number of specimens with sex
40 (20 males; 20 females) 84 (54 males, 30 female)
Diploid chromosome number
22
Karyotype formula
8m+12sm+2t
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
Campos HH (1972). Karyology of three Galaxiid fishes Galaxias maculatus, G. platei, and Brachygalaxias bullocki. Copeia. 1972(2): 368-370.