Galaxias maculatus

Galaxias maculatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Galaxioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Stomiati Ordo: Osmeriformes Superfamilia: Galaxioidea

Familia: Galaxiidae
Genus: Galaxias
Species: Galaxias maculatus

Name

• Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842)

Syntypes: (5, 4 from Santa Cruz) BMNH 1917.7.14.6 (1) Hardy Peninsula, 1917.7.14.7-9 (2 or 3) Santa Cruz.

Type locality: Patagonia, Fresh water brook on Hardy Peninsula, Tierra del Fuego and Río Santa Cruz.

Synonyms

• Galaxias amaenus Castelnau, 1872
• Galaxias coppingeri Günther, 1881
• Galaxias cylindricus Castelnau, 1872
• Galaxias delicatulus Castelnau, 1872
• Galaxias forsteri Kner, 1867
• Galaxias krefftii Günther, 1866
• Galaxias maculatus ignotus Stokell, 1966
• Galaxias minutus Philippi, 1858
• Galaxias nebulosa Macleay, 1881
• Galaxias obtusus Klunzinger, 1872
• Galaxias parrishi Stokell, 1964
• Galaxias pseudoscriba McCoy, 1867
• Galaxias punctatus Günther, 1866
• Galaxias punctulatus Philippi, 1858
• Galaxias scriba Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846
• Galaxias usitatus McDowall, 1967
• Galaxias variegatus Lahille, 1923
• Galaxias versicolor Castelnau, 1872
• Galaxias waterhousi Krefft, 1868
• Mesites alpinus Jenyns, 1842
• Mesites attenuatus Jenyns, 1842
• Mesites gracillimus Canestrini, 1864
• Mesites maculatus Jenyns, 1842

References

• Carreal, C., Barriga, J. P., Cussac, V. E. & Ruzzante, D. E., (in press): Genetic and phenotypic differentiation among Galaxias maculatus populations in a Patagonian postglacial lake system. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01939.x
• Jenyns, L., 1840-42: Fish. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836. London: Smith, Elder, and Co. Issued in 4 parts. 1-172, Pls. 1-29.
• Stokell, G. 1964: A new species of Galaxias from Victoria, Australia. Records of the Dominion Museum 5(6): 45-48. Reference page. 
• Galaxias maculatus in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

See also

• Acanthocephalus galaxii

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