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.