Skip to main content

Elected representatives in government are in charge of the policy and funding that can make or break saving threatened species. Their decisions and actions matter.

Monash has or used to have 33 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Barred Galaxias.

We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.

Photo of Barred Galaxias

Barred Galaxias

Galaxias fuscus

Status: Endangered

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories

Galaxias fuscus is found across 4 electorates.

The barred galaxias is a reddish brown fish growing to 15 cm long, but commonly reaches 7-9 cm long. It has dark oval blotches on its side with at least one to four usually very distinct. It has clear to reddish brown fins. Mid-lateral bars vary geographically, and are very occasionally absent, though this is extremely rare. Bars on fish from around Lake Mountain are the largest. Putative hybridisation with Galaxias olidus can cause difficulties in the identification of some individuals.¹

Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia

Adverse fire regimesAdverse fire regimes

Climate change and severe weatherClimate change and severe weather

Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradationHabitat loss, fragmentation and degradation

Invasive species and diseasesInvasive species and diseases

PollutionPollution

Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.

Monash has or used to have 19 threatened plants found within its boundaries. Some of these might not be as photogenic as the Barred Galaxias but they're just as important.

You are in federal electorate Monash.

 Search again

Share this page on