breviuscula, Lota Richardson [J.] 1846:61, Pl. 38 (figs. 1-2) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1855.9.19.1182. Type catalog: Gomon et al. 2021:126 [ref. 38435]. •Valid as Pseudophycis breviuscula (Richardson 1846) -- (Paulin 1983:93 [ref. 5459], Paxton et al. 1989:302 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:119 [ref. 24556], Cohen in Cohen et al. 1990:375 [ref. 18936], Paulin & Roberts 1992:128 [ref. 24625], Kuiter 1993:60 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:335 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:23 [ref. 25847], Sazonov 2001:293 [ref. 25374], Paxton et al. 2006:616 [ref. 28995], Gomon 2008:314 [ref. 30616], Struthers et al. 2015:864 [ref. 34267], Hoschke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36626], Gomon et al. 2021:124 [ref. 38435]). Current status: Valid as Pseudophycis breviuscula (Richardson 1846). Moridae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: southern Australia, from Perth (Western Australia) to Tweed Heads (New South Wales), including Tasmania (Australia); North Island and northern South Island (New Zealand). Habitat: marine.