Galaxias platei
Galaxias platei is a galaxiid fish of the genus Galaxias. It is commonly known as tollo, puye, puyen, or puyen grande.[2]
| Galaxias platei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Galaxiiformes |
| Family: | Galaxiidae |
| Genus: | Galaxias |
| Species: | G. platei |
| Binomial name | |
| Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898 | |
It is native to temperate rivers and streams in southern South America on both sides of the Andes, including central and southern Chile south of Valdivia, and Argentina south of the Limay River, along the Patagonian Andes of both countries to Tierra del Fuego, and to the Falkland Islands. They are amphidromous, and found in marine, freshwater, brackish, and demersal habitats.[2]
References
- Cussac, V. 2022. Galaxias platei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T176561197A176561203. Accessed 2 May 2023.
- Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898 Fishbase. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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