anomalus, Galaxias Stokell [G.] 1959:265, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 87 (pt 3-4); ref. 12030] Spring-fed ditch tributary to Manuherikia River near Ophir and Omakau, Central Otago, New Zealand. Holotype: NMNZ P.2776. Paratypes: (several) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Hardy 1990:7 [ref. 18942]. •Synonym of Galaxias vulgaris Stokell 1949 -- (McDowall 1970:372 [ref. 22863]). •Valid as Galaxias anomalus Stokell 1959 -- (McDowall & Wallis 1996:405 [ref. 23240] with locality correction, McDowall & Chadderton 1999:81 [ref. 23815], McDowall & Waters 2002:43 [ref. 26027], Raadik 2014:159 [ref. 33606], McDowall & Stewart 2015:387 [ref. 34241], Campbell et al. 2022:[3] [ref. 39547]). Current status: Valid as Galaxias anomalus Stokell 1959. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: freshwater.