punctatus, Galaxias Günther [A.] 1866:212 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 6; ref. 1983] Eastern Creek, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1864.7.22.49. •Synonym of Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns 1842) -- (McDowall 1971:50 [ref. 22864], McDowall & Frankenberg 1981:531 [ref. 5500], Paxton et al. 1989:176 [ref. 12442], Berra in Reis et al. 2003:504 [ref. 27061], Paxton et al. 2006:405 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns 1842). Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.