Native Freshwater Fishes of South-Western Australia
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Western Minnow Western Pygmy Perch Nightfish Freshwater Cobbler Galaxias occidentalis Distribution: Widespread throughout the south-west with a Bostockia porosa Nannoperca vittata Distribution: The most common and widespread range extending from the Arrowsmith River (300 km north Distribution: Common species found Tandanus bostocki native and endemic freshwater fish found of Perth) to the Waychinnicup River (80 km east of Albany) throughout the South West Coast Distribution: Locally abundant, but throughout the south-west in coastal drainage Conservation status: Not listed Drainage Division from Hill River near distribution is scattered in coastal systems between the Arrowsmith River (300 km Jurien Bay to Albany drainages of the south-west corner of north of Perth) and the Waychinnicup River (80 Conservation status: Not listed WA. Found between Moore River in the km east of Albany) north and Frankland River in the south. Arrowsmith Conservation status: Not listed Balston’s Pygmy Perch River Conservation status: Not listed Common Jollytail Nannatherina balstoni Distribution: Restricted to freshwater Native drainages near the coastline of the south- west corner of WA from Margaret River to Gingin Brook Two Peoples Bay (near Albany). Previously (Moore River) known from the Moore River system but it has Freshwater Lennard Brook Galaxias maculatus not been recorded there for over 25 years. (Moore River) Ellen Brook Distribution: Ranges from Denmark to east Conservation status: VULNERABLE (EPBC (Swan River) of Esperance (with a few records further Act 1999/DPaW) Fishes west and north, e.g. Walpole River, Harvey Perth River, Canning River). Also widespread in south-eastern Australia (southern of south-western Queensland to SA, including Tasmania Western Mud Minnow and islands of Bass Strait) and elsewhere in the southern hemisphere (Lord Howe Australia Island, Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands. Conservation status: Not listed Galaxiella munda Distribution: Restricted to the south-west corner of WA with small populations also Trout Minnow found in the Ellen Brook and Gingin Brook catchments north of Perth Margaret Conservation status: LOWER RISK/NEAR River THREATEND (IUCN) Little Pygmy Perch Galaxias truttaceus Black-Stripe Minnow Distribution: The western populations Waychinnicup River of the species are restricted to the Goodga and Angove Rivers Kent, Goodga and Angove Rivers, but Frankland River Kent River Hay River Albany others are found in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania Galaxiella nigrostriata SALAMANDERFISH Nannoperca pygmaea Conservation status: ENDANGERED Distribution: This newly discovered species (DPaW); CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Distribution: Locally common, but restricted to (EPBC Act 1999) ephemeral wetlands within 100 km of the south- is thought to be the rarest of the south-west west coast between Albany and Augusta as well as fishes and is very restricted in distribution isolated populations in the Ellen Brook catchment within the Hay River catchment, near north of Perth and near Bunbury Lepidogalaxias salamandroides Denmark Not listed, but Conservation status: LOWER RISK/NEAR Distribution: Locally common, but restricted to ephemeral Conservation status: THREATEND (IUCN) wetlands along the south coast between Augusta and Denmark extremely RARE Conservation status: LOWER RISK/NEAR THREATEND (IUCN).