Broad-finned Galaxias
Galaxias brevipinnis
- Usual depth0–2 m
- Water temperature6–20 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and April
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Oscar Dove · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The climbing galaxias or kōaro is a fish of the family Galaxiidae found in Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands. The name climbing galaxias is used in Australia, and koaro or kōaro in New Zealand. Further vernacular names include short-finned galaxias, broad-finned galaxias, Cox's mountain galaxias, and Pieman galaxias.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Climbing galaxias”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 66 records
- February: 68 records
- March: 86 records
- April: 73 records
- May: 43 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 24 records
- October: 47 records
- November: 55 records
- December: 62 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–2 m · Deepest record: 1.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 6–20 °C
Photos
no rights reserved, uploaded by Henry Hart · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Greg Wallis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Greg Wallis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Taylor Davies-Colley, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Broad-finned Galaxias, Climbing Galaxias, Cox's Mountain Galaxias, Cox's Mountain Trout, Koaro, Lowland Galaxias, Mersey Jollytail, Pieman Galaxias, Pieman Jollytail, Short-fin Galaxias, St. Claire Trout
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 短鰭南乳魚
Other scientific names: Galaxias affinis, Galaxias atkinsoni, Galaxias bollansi, Galaxias campbelli, Galaxias campbellii, Galaxias castlae, Galaxias castleae, Galaxias coxii, Galaxias huttoni, Galaxias koaro, Galaxias lynx, Galaxias nigothoruk, Galaxias parkeri, Galaxias robinsonii, Galaxias weedoni
Similar species
Common GalaxiasGalaxias maculatus
Banded kokopuGalaxias fasciatus
Native TroutGalaxias truttaceus
Giant kokopuGalaxias argenteus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 4,818 open-data records from 1906 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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