Cape galaxias

The Cape galaxias, Galaxias zebratus, is a freshwater fish of the family Galaxiidae, found in South Africa in coastal streams and rivers from the Keurbooms on the south coast to the Clanwilliam Olifants River system on the west coast.

The Cape galaxias lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

The Cape galaxias, Galaxias zebratus, is a freshwater fish of the family Galaxiidae, found in South Africa in coastal streams and rivers from the Keurbooms on the south coast to the Clanwilliam Olifants River system on the west coast. More

Cape Galaxias have been netted in the Peterkloof stream as well as in Wildekrantz. We would like to know more about these fish and their habitats, and try to ensure their conservation. More

capensis) and Cape galaxias (Galaxias zebratus) in the upper Berg River were investigated in terms of predation and spatial interactions. Trout stomach contents revealed that invertebrates dominate trout diet within the study area, whilst only six fish were recovered from 45 stomachs. More

habitat selection of Cape galaxias, Galaxias zebratus, in a mountain stream in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa Authors: Shelton, J.M.; Day, J.A.; Griffiths, C.L. Source: African Journal of Aquatic Science, Volume 33, Number 3, December 2008 , pp. More

the presence of Cape galaxias (Galaxius zebratus), the distribution of the Galaxiidae family in Australia, Africa, and South America gives clear evidence for continental drift. More

These include the Cape Galaxias, a relic of the ancient polar supercontinent of Gondwana which included most of the land of the southern hemisphere and broke up around 65 million years ago. More

Common names

Berghechtling in German (Deutsch)
Cape galaxias in English
Kaapse galaxias in Afrikaans
Kaapse-galaxias in Afrikaans
Kap-Galaxias in German (Deutsch)
Kap-laksegedde in Danish (dansk)
Seeprameltti in Finnish (suomen kieli)
非洲南乳魚 in Mandarin Chinese
非洲南乳鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

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