Listed as 'Rare' under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995.

This species is totally protected and may not be taken without a permit.

A small, stout bullet-shaped species. Head long, tapering to a long blunt snout. Eyes are small to moderate, high on head and raised slightly above head profile. The dorsal fin is small; the tail slightly forked

Usually dark brown to black on the upper surface with dark blotches or bars extending down the sides. The background colour is yellow and the fins are not coloured

The largest of the Paragalaxias species, it grows up to about 100 mm in length, and is commonly more than 60 mm.

It occurs in lakes in the upper reaches of the Ouse, James and Little Pine rivers in the area known as the Western Lakes on the Central Plateau of Tasmania

Little is known of its life cycle, though it is certainly completed in freshwater. Unpublished studies show that the species is restricted to shallow rocky areas and spawns on rocks that are not exposed to open water

Found among and beneath rocks on lake beds, particularly where rocks are set apart.

Consists of a wide range of aquatic animals, particularly caddis and midge larvae and various crustaceans.

Trout predation and water level fluctuations