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Genera in the family or subfamily Galaxiinae: [ 14 ] records

Agalaxis (subgenus of Galaxias) Scott [E. O. G.] 1936:105 Masc. Cobitis zebrata Castelnau 1861. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Name is an anagram of Galaxias and regarded as masculine. •Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816 -- (McDowall 1984:126 [ref. 6178], Berra in Reis et al. 2003:504 [ref. 27061], Raadik 2014:22 [ref. 33606]). Current status: Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Austrocobitis Ogilby [J. D.] 1899:158 Fem. Mesites attenuatus Jenyns 1842. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Mesites Jenyns 1842, preoccupied by Mesites Schoenherr 1838 in Coleoptera. •Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816 -- (McDowall 1970:352 [ref. 22863], McDowall & Frankenberg 1981:455 [ref. 5500], McDowall 1984:126 [ref. 6178], Berra in Reis et al. 2003:504 [ref. 27061], Raadik 2013:22 [ref. 33606]). Current status: Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Brachygalaxias Eigenmann [C. H.] 1928:49 Masc. Galaxias bullocki Regan 1908. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Brachygalaxias Eigenmann 1928 -- (McDowall 1971:60 [ref. 22864], McDowall 1984:153 [ref. 11850], Berra et al. 1995 [ref. 21884], Dyer 2000:84 [ref. 26678], Waters et al. 2000:791 [ref. 25437], McDowall 2001:397 [ref. 25906], Berra in Reis et al. 2003:504 [ref. 27061], McDowall & Waters 2004:23 [ref. 27744]). Current status: Valid as Brachygalaxias Eigenmann 1928. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Galaxias Cuvier [G.] 1816:183 Masc. Esox truttaceus Cuvier 1816. Type by monotypy. Cuvier's species truttaceus essentially as name only in footnote, but tied to description in text and perhaps available; else type is G. fasciatus Gray 1842 by subsequent monotypy. •Valid as Galaxias Cuvier 1816 -- (McDowall 1970:352 [ref. 22863], McDowall 1971:37 [ref. 22864], McDowall & Frankenberg 1981:455 [ref. 5500], McDowall 1984:151 [ref. 11850], McDowall 1984:126 [ref. 6178], Paxton et al. 1989:175 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:234 [ref. 22532], Dyer 2000:84 [ref. 26678], Waters et al. 2001:287 [ref. 25389], McDowall 2001:397 [ref. 25906], Berra in Reis et al. 2003:504 [ref. 27061], Paxton et al. 2006:403 [ref. 28995], Raadik 2008:217 [ref. 30624], Raadik 2014:22 [ref. 33606], McDowall & Stewart 2015:387 [ref. 34241], Campbell et al. 2022:[3] [ref. 39547]). Current status: Valid as Galaxias Cuvier 1816. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Galaxiella McDowall [R. M.] 1978:116 Fem. Galaxias pusillus Mack 1936. Type by original designation. See Waters et al. 2000:791 [ref. 25437]. •Valid as Galaxiella McDowall 1978 -- (McDowall & Frankenberg 1981:552 [ref. 5500], McDowall 1984:150 [ref. 11850], Paxton et al. 1989:179 [ref. 12442], Berra & Allen 1989 [ref. 13529], McDowall 2001:397 [ref. 25906], McDowall & Waters 2004:23 [ref. 27744], Paxton et al. 2006:408 [ref. 28995], Galeotti et al. 2010:13 [ref. 31603], Raadix 2014:22 [ref. 33606], Coleman et al. 2015:243, 260 [ref. 33969]). Current status: Valid as Galaxiella McDowall 1978. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Lixagasa (subgenus of Saxilaga) Scott [E. O. G.] 1936:110 Masc. Galaxias burrowsius Phillipps 1926. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Name an anagram of Galaxias and apparently treated as masculine by Scott. •Synonym of Neochanna Günther 1867. Current status: Synonym of Neochanna Günther 1867. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Lyragalaxias Whitley [G. P.] 1935:Pl. 3 legend Masc. Galaxias oconnori Ogilby 1912. Not available from this reference, no description after 1930 [Art. 13.2.4]; subsequent use in an available way not investigated. •In the synonymy of Galaxias Cuvier 1816 -- (Berra in Reis et al. 2003:504 [ref. 27061], Raadik 2014:22 [ref. 33606]). Current status: Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Mesites Jenyns [L.] 1842:118 Masc. Mesites attenuatus Jenyns 1842. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:212 [ref. 2410]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Mesites Schoenherr 1838 in Coleoptera, replaced by Austrocobitis Ogilby 1899. •Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816 -- (McDowall 1970:352 [ref. 22863], McDowall 1971:37 [ref. 22864], McDowall & Frankenberg 1981:455 [ref. 5500], McDowall 1984:126 [ref. 6178], Berra in Reis et al. 2003:504 [ref. 27061], Raadik 2014:22 [ref. 33606]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Neochanna Günther [A.] 1867:306 Fem. Neochanna apoda Günther 1867. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Neochanna Günther 1867 -- (McDowall 1970:394 [ref. 22863], McDowall 1984:150 [ref. 11850], McDowall 1997:122 [ref. 23241], Waters & White 1997:39 [ref. 25527], Waters et al. 2000:791 [ref. 25437], Ling & Gleeson 2001:386 [ref. 25495], McDowall 2001:397 [ref. 25906], McDowall 2004:315 [ref. 27947], Waters & McDowall 2005:417 [ref. 28417], Paxton et al. 2006:409 [ref. 28995], Raadik 2008:222 [ref. 30624], Raadix 2014:22 [ref. 33606], McDowall & Stewart 2015:404 [ref. 34241]). Current status: Valid as Neochanna Günther 1867. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Nesogalaxias Whitley [G. P.] 1935:Pl. 3 legend Masc. Galaxias neocaledonicus Weber & de Beaufort 1913. Type by original designation. Not available from this reference, no description after 1930 [Art. 13.1.1]; validated by, and should date to McDowall 1968:1 [ref. 28656]. •Treated as valid as Nesogalaxias Whitley 1935 -- (McDowall 1968:3 [ref. 28656], McDowall 1984:151 [ref. 11850], McDowall 2001:397 [ref. 25906]). •Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816 -- (Waters et al. 2000:790 [ref. 25437], Raadik 2014:22 [ref. 33606]). Current status: Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Paragalaxias Scott [E. O. G.] 1935:41 Masc. Paragalaxias shannonensis Scott 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Second species doubtfully included (p. 45). •Valid as Paragalaxias Scott 1935 -- (McDowall & Fulton 1978 [ref. 7003], McDowall & Frankenberg 1981:569 [ref. 5500], McDowall 1984:150 [ref. 11850], Paxton et al. 1989:179 [ref. 12442], McDowall 1998:235 [ref. 23816], Waters et al. 2000:790 [ref. 25437], McDowall 2001:397 [ref. 25906], Paxton et al. 2006:410 [ref. 28995], Raadix 2014:22 [ref. 33606]). Current status: Valid as Paragalaxias Scott 1935. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Querigalaxias Whitley [G. P.] 1935:Pl. 3 legend Masc. Galaxias dissimilis Regan 1906. Not available from this reference, no description after 1930 [Art. 13.1.1]; subsequent availability not investigated. •Objective synonym of Paragalaxias Scott 1935 (Apr.), Whitley is July -- (McDowall & Frankenberg 1981:569 [ref. 5500]). Current status: Synonym of Paragalaxias Scott 1935. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Saxilaga Scott [E. O. G.] 1936:105 Fem. Galaxias cleaveri Scott 1934. Type by original designation. Also described as a new subgenus in same work. •Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816 -- (McDowall & Frankenberg 1981:455 [ref. 5500], McDowall 1984:126 [ref. 6178], Berra in Reis et al. 2003:504 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.

Uteranka Blandowski [W.] 1857:133 Fem. Uteranka irvingi Blandowski 1857. Type by monotypy. Name not available, as p. 133 was omitted from distributed journal copies and reprints by order of the Council, of 7 Apr. 1858, therefore not meeting criteria of publication according to ICZN Art. 8.1.1.; publication disclaimed according to ICZN Art. 8.2. See remarks under ref. 34539; see also Iredale & Whitley 1932 [ref. 2299]. •Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816. Current status: Synonym of Galaxias Cuvier 1816. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae.