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Cuvier, 1816
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Galaxiinae (Subfamily) - white bait and mudfishes
..Brachygalaxias (Genus)
..Galaxiella (Genus)
..Neochanna (Genus)
..Paragalaxias (Genus)
..Galaxias (Genus)
....Galaxias anomalus (Species)
....Galaxias argenteus (Species) - giant kokopu
....Galaxias auratus (Species)
....Galaxias brevipinnis (Species) - koaro
....Galaxias cobitinis (Species)
....Galaxias depressiceps (Species)
....Galaxias divergens (Species) - dwarf galaxias
....Galaxias eldoni (Species)
....Galaxias fasciatus (Species) - banded kokopu
....Galaxias fontanus (Species) - swan galaxias
....Galaxias fuscus (Species) - barred galaxias
....Galaxias globiceps (Species)
....Galaxias gollumoides (Species)
....Galaxias gracilis (Species) - dwarf inanga
....Galaxias johnstoni (Species) - Clarence galaxias
....Galaxias macronasus (Species)
....Galaxias maculatus (Species) - common galaxias
....Galaxias neocaledonicus (Species)
....Galaxias niger (Species)
....Galaxias occidentalis (Species)
....Galaxias olidus (Species)
....Galaxias parvus (Species) - small Pedder galaxias
....Galaxias paucispondylus (Species) - alpine galaxias
....Galaxias pedderensis (Species) - Pedder galaxias
....Galaxias platei (Species)
....Galaxias postvectis (Species) - shortjaw kokopu
....Galaxias prognathus (Species)
....Galaxias pullus (Species)
....Galaxias rekohua (Species) - Chathams galaxias
....Galaxias rostratus (Species) - flat-headed galaxias
....Galaxias tanycephalus (Species) - saddled galaxias
....Galaxias truttaceus (Species)
....Galaxias vulgaris (Species)
....Galaxias zebratus (Species) - Cape galaxias
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
([G.] Cuvier, 1817[1816])
Original name & spelling
:
Cuvier, [G.] 1817[1816].
Règne Anim.
[ed. 1]
2
: 183 ("Cuv."); viij ("Galaxies"). (sub "genre" "Esox. L.").
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Subsequent rank
:
Types
Type of
:
Galaxiidae
(Family)
Müller, 1845
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 20 May 2025; 2 Mar 2013.
[inferred]
Type of
:
Galaxiinae
(Subfamily)
Müller, 1845
Ref:
R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021
: 20 May 2025; [<11 Jun 2025].
[inferred]
Type of
:
Galaxiini
(Tribe)
Müller, 1845
Type of
:
Galaxioidea
(Superfamily)
Müller, 1845
Type of
:
Galaxioidei
(Suborder)
Synonyms
Including
:
Nesogalaxias
(Genus)
Whitley, 1935
Ref:
J.S. Nelson, 2006
: 199.
Vernacular Names (Latin)
Stem
:
Galaxi-
Ref:
G.C. Steyskal, 1980
: 172, 176.
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28 Aug 2026