Author: McDowall, 1978
FBname: Western dwarf galaxias
Comments: Occur in swift-flowing, tea-colored streams coursing through karri forests.  Also found in swamps, ponds and roadside ditches.  Usually lives in small flowing streams near submerged vegetation.  Water inhabited is darkly tannin-stained and acidic (pH 3.0-6.0) (Ref. 44894).  Feed on insects and their larvae in water; also on micro-crustaceans.  Spawning has been recorded from July to October, peaking between August and September when water temperatures and day length are on the rise.  Multiple-spawning females deposit several clutches of eggs over a protracted period of a few weeks in flooded vegetation.  Sexual maturity is attained in the first year.  Spent adults usually die a few months after spawning (Ref. 44894).