paucispondylus, Galaxias Stokell [G.] 1938:203, Pl. 25 (fig. 2) [Records of the Canterbury Museum v. 4 (no. 4); ref. 17174] Acheron River, Canterbury, New Zealand. Holotype: CMC F73. Paratypes: CMC F74 (10). Type catalog: Freeman & Tunnicliffe 1997:6 [ref. 22860] with F73 as holotype. •Valid as Galaxias paucispondylus Stokell 1938 -- (McDowall 1970:390 [ref. 22863], Paulin et al. 1989:89 [ref. 24556], McDowall & Waters 2002:43 [ref. 26027], McDowall & Waters 2003:685 [ref. 27143], Raadik 2014:160 [ref. 33606], McDowall & Stewart 2015:399 [ref. 34241]). Current status: Valid as Galaxias paucispondylus Stokell 1938. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: freshwater.