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Class: Teleostei
Order: Galaxiiformes
Family: Galaxiidae Galaxiids
Subfamily: Galaxiinae
Genus: Galaxias

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Galaxias aequipinnis East Gippsland Galaxias Oceania 11 FL 2014
Galaxias anomalus Oceania 6.8 FL 1959
Galaxias arcanus Riffle Galaxias Oceania 9.8 FL 2014
Galaxias argenteus Giant kokopu Southwest Pacific 40 NG 1789
Galaxias auratus Golden Galaxias Oceania 24 SL 1883
Galaxias brevipinnis Koaro Oceania 28 SL 1866
Galaxias brevissimus Short-tail Galaxias Oceania 9.6 FL 2014
Galaxias cobitinis Oceania 2002
Galaxias depressiceps Oceania 8.2 FL 1996
Galaxias divergens Dwarf Galaxias Oceania 6.8 FL 1959
Galaxias eldoni Oceania 8.4 FL 1997
Galaxias fasciatus Banded kokopu Oceania 25.3 TL 1842
Galaxias fontanus Swan Galaxias Oceania 13.5 SL 1978
Galaxias fuscus Barred Galaxias Oceania 16.5 FL 1936
Galaxias globiceps South America 10.7 SL 1928
Galaxias gollumoides Oceania 1999
Galaxias gracilis Dwarf inanga Oceania 6.2 SL 1967
Galaxias gunaikurnai Shaw Galaxias Oceania 10.4 FL 2014
Galaxias johnstoni Clarence Galaxias Oceania 14 SL 1936
Galaxias lanceolatus Tapered Galaxias Oceania 8.4 FL 2014
Galaxias longifundus West Gippsland Galaxias Oceania 9.7 FL 2014
Galaxias macronasus Oceania 7 SL 2003
Galaxias maculatus Inanga Oceania 19 SL 1842
Galaxias mcdowalli McDowall’s Galaxias Oceania 8.4 FL 2014
Galaxias mungadhan Dargo Galaxias Oceania 11 FL 2014
Galaxias neocaledonicus Oceania 5.2 FL 1913
Galaxias niger Black Galaxias Oceania 10.5 SL 1985
Galaxias occidentalis Western galaxias Oceania 19 SL 1899
Galaxias olidus Mountain Galaxias Oceania 10.7 SL 1866
Galaxias oliros Obscure Galaxias Oceania 13.3 FL 2014
Galaxias ornatus Ornate Galaxias Oceania 11 FL 1873
Galaxias parvus Swamp galaxias Oceania 10 SL 1968
Galaxias paucispondylus Alpine galaxias Oceania 10.1 TL 1938
Galaxias pedderensis Pedder galaxias Oceania 16 SL 1968
Galaxias platei South America 30.9 SL 1898
Galaxias postvectis Shortjaw kokopu Oceania 26 SL 1899
Galaxias prognathus Longjawed galaxias Oceania 9.1 TL 1940
Galaxias pullus Oceania 1997
Galaxias rostratus Flathead galaxias Oceania 12 SL 1872
Galaxias supremus Kosciuszko Galaxias Oceania 9.6 FL 2014
Galaxias tantangara Stocky Galaxias Oceania 10.3 FL 2014
Galaxias tanycephalus Saddled galaxias Oceania 14.5 SL 1978
Galaxias terenasus Roundsnout Galaxias Oceania 7 FL 2014
Galaxias truttaceus Spotted mountain trout Oceania 20 SL 1846
Galaxias vulgaris Common river galaxias Oceania 10 FL 1949
Galaxias zebratus Cape Galaxias Africa 7.5 TL 1861



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