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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
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderProtacanthopterygii   
                            OrderOsmeriformes  – argentines, éperlans, argentines, smelts  
                               SuborderOsmeroidei   
                                  SuperfamilyGalaxioidea Müller, 1845  
                                     FamilyGalaxiidae Müller, 1845 – galaxiids  
                                        SubfamilyGalaxiinae Müller, 1845  
                                           GenusGalaxias 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
       
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  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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