australis, Trachichthys Shaw [G.] in Shaw & Nodder 1799:no page number, Pl. 378 [The Naturalist's Miscellany; ref. 4013] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH missing. •Valid as Trachichthys australis Shaw 1799 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:367 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:73 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:410 [ref. 22532], Kotlyar 1996:177 [ref. 23292], Kuiter 1997:58 [ref. 25488], Moore & Paxton 1999:2217 [ref. 24787], Johnson 1999:725 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:25 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:771 [ref. 29074], Gomon 2008:430 [ref. 30616], Hoschke et al. 2019:154 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Trachichthys australis Shaw 1799. Trachichthyidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: New South Wales to southern Australia and to Western Australia. Habitat: marine.