castleae, Galaxias Whitley [G. P.] & Phillipps [W. J.] 1939:229, Pl. 21 (fig. 1) [Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 69 (no. 2); ref. 4737] Lake Waikaremoana, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): NMNZ P.2070. Type catalog: Hardy 1990:7 [ref. 18942]. •Synonym of Galaxias brevipinnis Günther 1866 -- (McDowall 1970:363 [ref. 22863], McDowall & Frankenberg 1981:459 [ref. 5500]). Current status: Synonym of Galaxias brevipinnis Günther 1866. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.