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Species in the genus Aetapcus: [ 3 ] records

armatus, Pataecus Johnston [R. M.] 1891:33 [Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1890; ref. 18341] Off northern Tasmania, Australia [original off Tamar Heads]. Neotype: QVM 1971:5:0029 [ex QVM type 84]. Type catalog: Green 1974:4 [ref. 19267] with a neotype [neotype designation not researched]. •Synonym of Aetapcus maculatus (Günther 1861) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:462 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:510 [ref. 22532], Paxton et al. 2006:917 [ref. 28994], Johnson 2008:504 [ref. 30650]). Current status: Synonym of Aetapcus maculatus (Günther 1861). Synanceiidae: Pataecinae. Habitat: marine.

maculatus, Pataecus Günther [A.] 1861:292 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Fremantle, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1860.4.14.2. •Valid as Aetapcus maculatus (Günther 1861) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:462 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:107 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:510 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:92 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:917 [ref. 28994], Johnson 2008:504 [ref. 30650]). Current status: Valid as Aetapcus maculatus (Günther 1861). Synanceiidae: Pataecinae. Distribution: Australia: Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

vincentii, Pataecus Steindachner [F.] 1883:195 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 20 (no. 22); ref. 20488] St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia. Syntypes: NMW 75768 (2). Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1884:1085 [p. 21 of separate], Pl. 7 (fig. 2) [ref. 4234]. •Synonym of Aetapcus maculatus (Günther 1861) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:462 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:510 [ref. 22532] as vincenti, Paxton et al. 2006:917 [ref. 28994]). Current status: Synonym of Aetapcus maculatus (Günther 1861). Synanceiidae: Pataecinae. Habitat: marine.