Subfamily Galaxiinae Müller 1845

Galaxiae Müller 1845:136 [ref. 32591] (family) Galaxias [also Müller 1846:176, 187, 202 [ref. 13283]; stem Galaxi- confirmed by Bonaparte 1846:5 [ref. 519], by Gill 1872:15 [ref. 26254] and by Jordan 1923a:125 [ref. 2421]; stem changed to Galax- by Richardson 1844 –48:v [ref. 3740]]

Paragalaxiinae Scott 1936:87, 110 [ref. 3994] (subfamily) Paragalaxias