Golden galaxias

Golden galaxias
Galaxias auratus (picture credit: Threatened Species Link)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Galaxiiformes
Family: Galaxiidae
Genus: Galaxias
Species:
G. auratus
Binomial name
Galaxias auratus
Johnston, 1883

The Golden galaxias (Galaxias auratus) is an endangered species of landlocked galaxiid fish belonging to the genus Galaxias. It is endemic to Lakes Crescent, Sorell, and their associated waterways located in central Tasmania, Australia.

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