Galaxias truttaceus — photo © Gunther Schmida

Galaxiids (family Galaxiidae) are scaleless, trout-like fishes of temperate Australia and New Zealand, several of which are kept alongside rainbowfishes in cooler climates. You can access species accounts below by clicking on the links in the list of species.

• Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866 — Climbing Galaxias
• Galaxias fuscus Mack, 1936 — Barred Galaxias
• Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) — Common Jollytail
• Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 — Mountain Galaxias
• Galaxias pedderensis Frankenberg, 1968 — Pedder Galaxias
• Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes, 1846 — Spotted Galaxias
• Galaxiella pusilla (Mack, 1936) — Dwarf Galaxias
• Neochanna cleaveri (Scott, 1934) — Tasmanian Mudfish