traversi, Cyttus Hutton [F. W.] 1872:19 [Fishes of New Zealand (Hutton); ref. 2287] Saltwater Creek, Canterbury, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): presumed lost. Type catalog: Russell 1996:225 [ref. 22562]. •Valid as Cyttus traversi Hutton 1872 -- (Heemstra 1980:7 [ref. 14195], Trunov 1982:51 [ref. 8412], Heemstra 1986:436 [ref. 5660], Paxton et al. 1989:389 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:160 [ref. 24556], James & Inada in Amaoka et al. 1990:216 [ref. 16024], Gomon et al. 1994:419 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:26 [ref. 25847], Tyler et al. 2003:15 [ref. 26742], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:138 [ref. 28072], Paxton et al. 2006:788 [ref. 29077], Bray 2008:438 [ref. 30620], Bray 2015:1037 [ref. 34280], Heemstra 2016:2203 [ref. 34607], Heemstra 2022:416 [ref. 39720]). Current status: Valid as Cyttus traversi Hutton 1872. Cyttidae. Distribution: Southern circumglobal (but not South America). Habitat: marine.