brevis, Alabes Springer [V. G.] & Fraser [T. H.] 1976:19 [Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 234; ref. 7086] Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.24385-001. Paratypes: WAM P.24386-001 (1), P.24387-001 (1). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:38 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:8 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Alabes brevis Springer & Fraser 1976 -- (Hutchins 2001:22 [ref. 25847], Hutchins & Morrison 2004:148 [ref. 27776], Hutchins 2006:26 [ref. 28926], Hoese & Bray 2006:1569 [ref. 29000], Hoschke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Alabes brevis Springer & Fraser 1976. Gobiesocidae: Cheilobranchinae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Habitat: marine.