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Galaxias Cuvier, 1816
Taxonomic Serial No.: 162128

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Saxilaga Scott, 1936
		Nesogalaxias Whitley, 1935
		Austrocobitis Ogilby, 1899
		Lyragalaxias Whitley, 1935
		Mesites Jenyns, 1842
		Uteranka Blandowski, 1857
		Galaxias (Agalaxis) Scott, 1936
		Saxilaga (Saxilaga) Scott, 1936
		Galaxias elongatus Lahille, 1915
	Common Name(s):	galaxiids [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2022

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Protacanthopterygii
	Order	Osmeriformes – argentines, éperlans, argentines, smelts
	Suborder	Osmeroidei
	Superfamily	Galaxioidea Müller, 1845
	Family	Galaxiidae Müller, 1845 – galaxiids
	Subfamily	Galaxiinae Müller, 1845
	Genus	Galaxias Cuvier, 1816 – galaxiids
		Direct Children:
	Species	Galaxias aequipinnis Raadik, 2014 – East Gippsland Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias anomalus Stokell, 1959 – Otago roundhead galaxias, roundhead galaxias
	Species	Galaxias arcanus Raadik, 2014 – Riffle Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789) – Giant kokopu
	Species	Galaxias auratus Johnston, 1883 – Golden Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866 – Koaro, Climbing Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias brevissimus Raadik, 2014 – Short-tail Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias cobitinis McDowall and Waters, 2002 – lowland longjaw galaxias, lowland longjaw
	Species	Galaxias depressiceps McDowall and Wallis, 1996 – flathead galaxias, Taieri flathead galaxias
	Species	Galaxias divergens Stokell, 1959 – Dwarf galaxias
	Species	Galaxias eldoni McDowall, 1997 – Eldon's galaxias, Lower Taieri galaxias
	Species	Galaxias fasciatus Gray, 1842 – Banded kokopu
	Species	Galaxias fontanus Fulton, 1978 – Swan Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias fuscus Mack, 1936 – Barred Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias globiceps Eigenmann, 1928
	Species	Galaxias gollumoides McDowall and Chadderton, 1999 – Gollum galaxias
	Species	Galaxias gracilis McDowall, 1967 – Dune lakes galaxias
	Species	Galaxias gunaikurnai Raadik, 2014 – Shaw Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias johnstoni Scott, 1936 – Clarence Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias lanceolatus Raadik, 2014 – Tapered Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias longifundus Raadik, 2014 – West Gippsland Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias macronasus McDowall and Waters, 2003 – Roundnose galaxias, bignose galaxias
	Species	Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) – Inanga, Common Galaxias, puye
	Species	Galaxias mcdowalli Raadik, 2014 – McDowall's Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias mungadhan Raadik, 2014 – Dargo Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias neocaledonicus Weber and de Beaufort, 1913
	Species	Galaxias niger Andrews, 1985 – Black Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias occidentalis Ogilby, 1899 – Western Galaxias, Western Minnow
	Species	Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 – Mountain Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias oliros Raadik, 2014 – Obscure Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias ornatus Castelnau, 1872 – Ornate Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias parvus Frankenberg, 1968 – Swamp Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias paucispondylus Stokell, 1938 – Alpine galaxias
	Species	Galaxias pedderensis Frankenberg, 1968 – Pedder Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898 – tollo
	Species	Galaxias postvectis Clarke, 1899 – Shortjaw kokopu
	Species	Galaxias prognathus Stokell, 1940 – Upland longjaw galaxias
	Species	Galaxias pullus McDowall, 1997 – Dusky galaxias
	Species	Galaxias rostratus Klunzinger, 1872 – Flathead Galaxias, Murray Jollytail
	Species	Galaxias supremus Raadik, 2014 – Kosciuszko Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias tantangara Raadik, 2014 – Stocky Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias tanycephalus Fulton, 1978 – Saddled Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias terenasus Raadik, 2014 – Roundsnout Galaxias
	Species	Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1846 – Trout Galaxias, Spotted Galaxias, Spotted Minnow
	Species	Galaxias vulgaris Stokell, 1949 – Common river galaxias, Cantebury galaxias
	Species	Galaxias zebratus (Castelnau, 1861) – Cape galaxias

References


	Expert(s):
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 17-Mar-2003, website (version 13-Mar-03)
	Acquired:	2003
	Notes:	http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
	Reference for:	Galaxias

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Galaxias

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Cuvier, G.
	Publication Date:	1816
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Edition 1, vol. 2
	Page(s):	xviii + 532
	Publisher:	Deterville
	Publication Place:	Paris, France
	ISBN/ISSN:
	Notes:	Although the cover date is 1817, the publication was available before December 1816; available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1848835
	Reference for:	original description

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
	Publication Date:	1998
	Article/Chapter Title:	Catalog of Fishes
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
	Page(s):	2905
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, California, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-47-5
	Notes:	Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
	Reference for:	Galaxias

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S.
	Publication Date:	1984
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Fishes of the World, Second Edition
	Page(s):	xv + 523
	Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-86475-7
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Galaxias, galaxiids [English]

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S.
	Publication Date:	1994
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Fishes of the World, Third Edition
	Page(s):	xvii + 600
	Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-54713-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Galaxias

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