novaezealandiae, Motella Hector [J.] 1874:107, Pl. 18 (fig. 76b) [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 6 (for 1873) (art. 22); ref. 18267] Cape Campbell, Cook Strait, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): NMNZ P.991 (1). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:8 [ref. 18942]. Original as novae zealandiae. •Valid as Gaidropsarus novaezealandiae (Hector 1874) -- (Svetovidov 1986:10 [ref. 8033], Paxton et al. 1989:307 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:122 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:49 [ref. 18936] as novaezelandiae, Paulin & Roberts 1992:62 [ref. 24625], Andrew et al. 1995:13 [ref. 38009], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:117 [ref. 28072], Paxton et al. 2006:624 [ref. 28994], Francisco et al. 2014:475 [ref. 35447], Struthers 2015:875 [ref. 34261], Biscoito & Saldanha 2018:311 [ref. 36066], Bañón et al. 2022:15 [ref. 39324], Heemstra 2022:240 [ref. 39704]). Current status: Valid as Gaidropsarus novaezealandiae (Hector 1874). Gaidropsaridae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Bromley Plateau; southern-central Atlantic: Tristan da Cunha Group, Gough Island; southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Northern Cape and Western Cape (South Africa); southwestern Pacific Ocean: Tasmania (Australia) and New Zealand: southeastern Pacific: Nazca Ridge. Habitat: marine.