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Galaxias Cuvier, 1816

1311115  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1311115)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Actinopterygii (Class)
  6. Osmeriformes (Order)
  7. Galaxiidae (Family)
  8. Galaxias (Genus)
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  1. Species Galaxias anomalus Stokell, 1959
  2. Species Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789)
  3. Species Galaxias attenuatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  4. Species Galaxias auratus Johnston, 1883
  5. Species Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  6. Species Galaxias cobitinis McDowall & Waters, 2002
  7. Species Galaxias depressiceps McDowall & Wallis, 1996
  8. Species Galaxias divergens Stokell, 1959
  9. Species Galaxias eldoni McDowall, 1997
  10. Species Galaxias fasciatus Gray, 1842
  11. Species Galaxias fontanus Fulton, 1978
  12. Species Galaxias fuscus Mack, 1936
  13. Species Galaxias globiceps Eigenmann, 1928
  14. Species Galaxias gollumoides McDowall & Chadderton, 1999
  15. Species Galaxias gracilis McDowall, 1967
  16. Species Galaxias johnstoni Scott, 1936
  17. Species Galaxias macronasus McDowall & Wallis, 2003
  18. Species Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  19. Species Galaxias neocaledonicus Weber & de Beaufort, 1913
  20. Species Galaxias niger Andrews, 1985
  21. Species Galaxias occidentalis Ogilby, 1899
  22. Species Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866
  23. Species Galaxias parkerii
  24. Species Galaxias parvus Frankenberg, 1968
  25. Species Galaxias paucispondylus Stokell, 1938
  26. Species Galaxias pedderensis Frankenberg, 1968
  27. Species Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898
  28. Species Galaxias postvectis Clarke, 1899
  29. Species Galaxias prognathus Stokell, 1940
  30. Species Galaxias pullus McDowall, 1997
  31. Species Galaxias rekohua Mitchell, 1995
  32. Species Galaxias rostratus Klunzinger, 1872
  33. Species Galaxias tanycephalus Fulton, 1978
  34. Species Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes, 1846
  35. Species Galaxias vulgaris Stokell, 1949
  36. Species Galaxias zebratus (Castelnau, 1861)
  37. Species Galaxias affinis Regan, 1906 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  38. Species Galaxias africanus Weber, 1895 accepted as Galaxias zebratus (Castelnau, 1861)
  39. Species Galaxias alepidotus (Forster, 1801) accepted as Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789)
  40. Species Galaxias alpinus (Jenyns, 1842) accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  41. Species Galaxias amaenus Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  42. Species Galaxias atkinsoni Johnston, 1883 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  43. Species Galaxias bollansi Hutton, 1902 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  44. Species Galaxias bongbong Macleay, 1881 accepted as Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866
  45. Species Galaxias brocchus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Galaxias fasciatus Gray, 1842
  46. Species Galaxias bullocki Regan, 1908 accepted as Brachygalaxias bullocki (Regan, 1908)
  47. Species Galaxias burrowsius Phillipps, 1926 accepted as Neochanna burrowsius (Phillipps, 1926)
  48. Species Galaxias burrowsius (Phillipps, 1926) accepted as Neochanna burrowsius (Phillipps, 1926)
  49. Species Galaxias campbelli Sauvage, 1880 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  50. Species Galaxias campbellii Sauvage, 1880 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  51. Species Galaxias capensis Steindachner, 1894 accepted as Galaxias zebratus (Castelnau, 1861)
  52. Species Galaxias castlae Whitley & Phillipps, 1939 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  53. Species Galaxias castleae Whitley & Phillipps, 1939 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  54. Species Galaxias charlottae Whitley & Phillipps, 1939 accepted as Galaxias postvectis Clarke, 1899
  55. Species Galaxias cleaveri Scott, 1934 accepted as Neochanna cleaveri (Scott, 1934)
  56. Species Galaxias coppingeri Günther, 1881 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  57. Species Galaxias coxii Macleay, 1880 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  58. Species Galaxias cylindricus Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  59. Species Galaxias delfini Philippi, 1895 accepted as Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898
  60. Species Galaxias delicatulus Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  61. Species Galaxias dissimilis Regan, 1906 accepted as Paragalaxias dissimilis (Regan, 1906)
  62. Species Galaxias dubius Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 accepted as Galaxias zebratus (Castelnau, 1861)
  63. Species Galaxias findlayi Macleay, 1882 accepted as Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866
  64. Species Galaxias forsteri Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789)
  65. Species Galaxias grandis Philippi, 1895 accepted as Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898
  66. Species Galaxias grandis Haast, 1873 accepted as Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789)
  67. Species Galaxias huttoni Regan, 1906 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  68. Species Galaxias kayi Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886 accepted as Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866
  69. Species Galaxias koaro Phillipps, 1940 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  70. Species Galaxias kokopu Clarke, 1899 accepted as Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789)
  71. Species Galaxias krefftii Günther, 1866 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  72. Species Galaxias lynx Hutton, 1896 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  73. Species Galaxias minutus Philippi, 1858 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  74. Species Galaxias nebulosa Macleay, 1881 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  75. Species Galaxias nigothoruk Lucas, 1892 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  76. Species Galaxias obtusus Klunzinger, 1872 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  77. Species Galaxias ocellatus McCoy, 1867 accepted as Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes, 1846
  78. Species Galaxias oconnori Ogilby, 1912 accepted as Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866
  79. Species Galaxias ornatus Castelnau, 1873 accepted as Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866
  80. Species Galaxias parkeri Scott, 1936 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  81. Species Galaxias parrishi Stokell, 1964 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  82. Species Galaxias pederensis Frankenberg, 1968 accepted as Galaxias pedderensis Frankenberg, 1968
  83. Species Galaxias planiceps Macleay, 1881 accepted as Galaxias rostratus Klunzinger, 1872
  84. Species Galaxias pseudoscriba McCoy, 1867 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  85. Species Galaxias punctatus Günther, 1866 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  86. Species Galaxias punctifer (Castelnau, 1861) accepted as Galaxias zebratus (Castelnau, 1861)
  87. Species Galaxias punctulatus Philippi, 1858 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  88. Species Galaxias pusillus Mack, 1936 accepted as Galaxiella pusilla (Mack, 1936)
  89. Species Galaxias reticulatus Richardson, 1848 accepted as Galaxias fasciatus Gray, 1842
  90. Species Galaxias robinsonii Clarke, 1899 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
  91. Species Galaxias schomburgkii Peters, 1868 accepted as Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866
  92. Species Galaxias scopus Scott, 1936 accepted as Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes, 1846
  93. Species Galaxias scriba Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  94. Species Galaxias smithii Regan, 1906 accepted as Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898
  95. Species Galaxias titcombi Evermann & Kendall, 1906 accepted as Galaxias platei Steindachner, 1898
  96. Species Galaxias upcheri Scott, 1942 accepted as Neochanna cleaveri (Scott, 1934)
  97. Species Galaxias usitatus McDowall, 1967 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  98. Species Galaxias variegatus Lahille, 1923 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  99. Species Galaxias versicolor Castelnau, 1872 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  100. Species Galaxias waitii Regan, 1906 accepted as Galaxias rostratus Klunzinger, 1872
  101. Species Galaxias waterhousei Krefft, 1868 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  102. Species Galaxias waterhousei Kreft, 1868 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  103. Species Galaxias waterhousi Krefft, 1868 accepted as Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)
  104. Species Galaxias weedoni Johnston, 1883 accepted as Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
R. Anim., 2
page(s): 183 [details]   
Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Cuvier, 1817.  
Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Cuvier, 1817. [details]
IRMNG (2024). Galaxias Cuvier, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1311115 on 2024-04-20
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2016-11-22 11:10:04Z
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db_admin
2017-11-22 13:18:58Z
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Decock, Wim

original description R. Anim., 2
page(s): 183 [details]   

basis of record SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]   

basis of record Nomenclator Zoologicus (auth. adjusted as per Eschmeyer) [details]   

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]   

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]   

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]   

extant flag source SN2000/Eschmeyer, 1998 [details]   

habitat flag source FishBase [details]   

original description  (of Mesites Jenyns, 1842) Jenyns, L. (1840-1842). The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836. Part IV: Fish. London, Smith Elder and Co. 172 pp. [Issued in 4 parts: Jan. 1840 (pp. 1-32), June 1840 (33-64), Apr. 1841 (65-96), Apr. 1842 (97-172).]., available online at https://books.google.ca/books?id=Nnk3AQAAMAAJ
page(s): 118 [details]   

original description  (of Agalaxis Scott, 1936) Pap. Roy. Soc. Tasm., 1935
page(s): 105 [details]   

original description  (of Nesogalaxias Whitley, 1935) Victorian Nat., 52
page(s): 42 [details]   

original description  (of Austrocobitis Ogilby, 1899) Ogilby, J.D. (1899). Contributions to Australian ichthyology. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 24(1): 154-186., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2901706
page(s): 158 [details]   

original description  (of Lyragalaxias Whitley, 1935) Victorian Nat., 52, pl. 3, fig
page(s): 5 [details]   

original description  (of Saxilaga Scott, 1936) Pap. Roy. Soc. Tasm., 1935
page(s): 105 [details]   
From other sources
Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater + Brackish + Marine. FishBase flag: Mostly Freshwater. [details]

Habitat Marine and nonmarine [details]

Subfamily Galaxiinae [details]

Taxonomic remark Authority given in Nomen. Zool. as Cuvier, 1817. [details]

Type species as cited Esox truttaceus Cuvier 1816 [details]
To BioNames database (from synonym Agalaxis Scott, 1936)
To BioNames database (from synonym Nesogalaxias Whitley, 1935)
To BioNames database (from synonym Lyragalaxias Whitley, 1935)
To BioNames database (from synonym Saxilaga Scott, 1936)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Agalaxis Scott, 1936)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Saxilaga Scott, 1936)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Lyragalaxias Whitley, 1935)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Nesogalaxias Whitley, 1935)
To WoRMS (from synonym Saxilaga Scott, 1936)
To WoRMS 
To WoRMS (from synonym Mesites Jenyns, 1842)
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