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Galaxiiformes (Southern smelts) >
Galaxiidae (Galaxiids) > Galaxiinae
Etymology: Galaxias: Greek, galaxias, ou = a kind of fish (Ref. 45335); fuscus: Name from Latin 'fusc' meaning brown, dark, dusky or tawny, the author probably was referring to
the distinctive and dark bars on the sides of the body which he referred to as '...prominent dark oval blotches..' and the live colouration of the majority of this species is a dusky orange-brown, and the type material is currently also a tawny colour, hence the species name is apt..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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