oxyrhynchus, Prototroctes Günther [A.] 1870:152 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 1); ref. 18221] New Zealand. Syntypes: BMNH 1870.5.22.17-18 (2). •Valid as Prototroctes oxyrhynchus Günther 1870 -- (McDowall 1976:643 [ref. 7065], Paulin et al. 1989:251 [ref. 24556] but extinct, McDowall 2001:395 [ref. 25906], McDowall & Stewart 2015:382 [ref. 34241]). Current status: Valid as Prototroctes oxyrhynchus Günther 1870. Retropinnidae: Prototroctinae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.