attenuatus, Mesites Jenyns [L.] 1842:121, Pl. 22 (fig. 5) [The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle; ref. 2344] Bay of Islands, New Zealand, in fresh water. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1917.7.14.11. •Synonym of Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns 1842) -- (McDowall 1970:378 [ref. 22863], McDowall 1971:49 [ref. 22864], McDowall & Frankenberg 1981:526 [ref. 5500], Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:214 [ref. 25473], Paxton et al. 1989:176 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:237 [ref. 22532], McDowall & Frankenberg 1981:532 [ref. 5500], Berra in Reis et al. 2003:504 [ref. 27061], Paxton et al. 2006:404 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns 1842). Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.