WoRMS taxon details
Galaxias Cuvier, 1816
Agalaxis Scott, 1936 · unaccepted
Mesites Jenyns, 1842 · unaccepted
Nesogalaxias Whitley, 1935 · unaccepted
Saxilaga Scott, 1936 · unaccepted
- Species Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias fasciatus Gray, 1842
- Species Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898
- Species Galaxias postvectis Clarke, 1899
- Species Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Galaxias affinis Regan, 1906 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias alepidotus (Forster, 1801) accepted as Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Galaxias alpinus (Jenyns, 1842) accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias amaenus Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias atkinsoni Johnston, 1883 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias attenuatus (Jenyns, 1842) accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias bollansi Hutton, 1902 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias brocchus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Galaxias fasciatus Gray, 1842
- Species Galaxias campbelli Sauvage, 1880 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866 (misspelling)
- Species Galaxias campbellii Sauvage, 1880 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias castlae Whitley & Phillipps, 1939 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866 (misspelling)
- Species Galaxias castleae Whitley & Phillipps, 1939 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias charlottae Whitley & Phillipps, 1939 accepted as Galaxias postvectis Clarke, 1899
- Species Galaxias cleaveri Scott, 1934 accepted as Neochanna cleaveri (Scott, 1934)
- Species Galaxias coppingeri Günther, 1881 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias coxii MacLeay, 1880 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias cylindricus Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias delfini Philippi, 1895 accepted as Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898
- Species Galaxias delicatulus Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias forsteri Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789) (synonym)
- Species Galaxias forsteri Kner, 1867 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) (homonym)
- Species Galaxias grandis Haast, 1873 accepted as Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Galaxias grandis Philippi, 1895 accepted as Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898
- Species Galaxias huttoni Regan, 1906 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias koaro Phillipps, 1940 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias kokopu Clarke, 1899 accepted as Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789)
- Species Galaxias krefftii Günther, 1866 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias lynx Hutton, 1896 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias minutus Philippi, 1858 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias nebulosa MacLeay, 1881 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias nigothoruk Lucas, 1892 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias obtusus Klunzinger, 1872 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias ocellatus McCoy, 1867 accepted as Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Galaxias parkeri Scott, 1936 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias parrishi Stokell, 1964 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias pseudoscriba McCoy, 1867 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias punctatus Günther, 1866 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias punctulatus Philippi, 1858 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias reticulatus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Galaxias fasciatus Gray, 1842
- Species Galaxias robinsonii Clarke, 1899 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
- Species Galaxias scopus Scott, 1936 accepted as Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes, 1846
- Species Galaxias scriba Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias smithii Regan, 1906 accepted as Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898
- Species Galaxias titcombi Evermann & Kendall, 1906 accepted as Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898 (synonym)
- Species Galaxias usitatus McDowall, 1967 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias variegatus Lahille, 1923 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias versicolor Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias waterhousei Kreft, 1868 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) (misspelling)
- Species Galaxias waterhousei Krefft, 1868 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) (misspelling)
- Species Galaxias waterhousi Krefft, 1868 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
- Species Galaxias weedoni Johnston, 1883 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Galaxias Cuvier, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=269179 on 2024-04-23
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original description
(of Mesites Jenyns, 1842) Jenyns, L. (1842). Fish. In C. Darwin (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832-1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London (in 4 parts): p. 1-32 (Jan. 1840); 33-64 (Jun. 1840); 65-96 (Apr. 1841); 97-172 (Apr. 1842). [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]