WoRMS taxon details
Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789)
280808 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:280808)
accepted
Species
Esox alepidotus Forster, 1801 · unaccepted
Esox argenteus Gmelin, 1789 · unaccepted
Galaxias alepidotus (Forster, 1801) · unaccepted
Galaxias forsteri Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Galaxias grandis Haast, 1873 · unaccepted
Galaxias kokopu Clarke, 1899 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Esox argenteus Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516].
page(s): 1393 [details]
page(s): 1393 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin, 1789). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280808 on 2025-04-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Esox alepidotus Forster, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 395 [details]
original description (of Galaxias forsteri Valenciennes, 1846) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1846). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-huitième. Suite du livre dix-huitième. Cyprinoïdes. Livre dix-neuvième. Des Ésoces ou Lucioïdes. v. 18: i-xix + 2 pp. + 1-505 + 2 pp., Pls. 520-553. [details]
original description (of Esox argenteus Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516].
page(s): 1393 [details]
original description (of Galaxias kokopu Clarke, 1899) Clarke, F. E. (1899). Notes on New Zealand Galaxidae, more especially those of the western slopes; with descriptions of new species. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> v. 31 (1898): 78-91, Pls. 4-5.
page(s): 88, Pl. 4 [details]
page(s): 395 [details]
original description (of Galaxias forsteri Valenciennes, 1846) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1846). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-huitième. Suite du livre dix-huitième. Cyprinoïdes. Livre dix-neuvième. Des Ésoces ou Lucioïdes. v. 18: i-xix + 2 pp. + 1-505 + 2 pp., Pls. 520-553. [details]
original description (of Esox argenteus Gmelin, 1789) Gmelin, J. F. (1789). Caroli a Linné ... Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species; cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decimo tertia, aucta, reformata. 3 vols. in 9 parts. Lipsiae,.</em> 1788-93. v. 1 (pt 3): 1033-1516 [Fishes on pp. 1126-1516].
page(s): 1393 [details]
original description (of Galaxias kokopu Clarke, 1899) Clarke, F. E. (1899). Notes on New Zealand Galaxidae, more especially those of the western slopes; with descriptions of new species. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> v. 31 (1898): 78-91, Pls. 4-5.
page(s): 88, Pl. 4 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Galaxias forsteri Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Esox alepidotus Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Esox argenteus Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Galaxias alepidotus (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Galaxias kokopu Clarke, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Galaxias grandis Haast, 1873)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Galaxias argenteus)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox argenteus Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Galaxias kokopu Clarke, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Galaxias grandis Haast, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Galaxias forsteri Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Galaxias alepidotus (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Esox alepidotus Forster, 1801)
To FishBase images (Galaxias argenteus, New Zealand, by Bursell, J.J.)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Galaxias forsteri Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Esox alepidotus Forster, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Esox argenteus Gmelin, 1789)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Galaxias alepidotus (Forster, 1801))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Galaxias kokopu Clarke, 1899)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Galaxias grandis Haast, 1873)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Galaxias argenteus)
To FishBase (from synonym Esox argenteus Gmelin, 1789)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Galaxias kokopu Clarke, 1899)
To FishBase (from synonym Galaxias grandis Haast, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Galaxias forsteri Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Galaxias alepidotus (Forster, 1801))
To FishBase (from synonym Esox alepidotus Forster, 1801)
To FishBase images (Galaxias argenteus, New Zealand, by Bursell, J.J.)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To ITIS
