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Species in the genus Neopataecus: [ 1 ] record

waterhousii, Pataecus Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:244 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia. Syntypes: MNHN A-2129 (1) Adelaide. •Valid as Neopataecus waterhousii (Castelnau 1872) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:462 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:510 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:918 [ref. 28994], Johnson 2008:505 [ref. 30650], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Neopataecus waterhousii (Castelnau 1872). Synanceiidae: Pataecinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria (Australia). Habitat: marine.