scopus, Galaxias (Galaxias) Scott [E. O. G.] 1936:95, Fig 2 [Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935; ref. 3994] Brackish water stream, Clarke Island, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia. Holotype: QVM 1971:5:0018 [ex QVM H.T.949, ex QVM type 67]. Paratypes: BMNH 1966.5.6.5 [ex QVM] (1). Type catalog: Green 1974:2 [ref. 19267]. •Synonym of Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes 1846 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:178 [ref. 12442], Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:214 [ref. 25473], Gomon et al. 1994:239 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:408 [ref. 28995]). Current status: Synonym of Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes 1846. Galaxiidae: Galaxiinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.