whitleyi, Maxillicosta Eschmeyer [W. N.] & Poss [S. G.] 1976:439, Fig. 5 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 26 (no. 4); ref. 5468] Off Southport, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS IB.4409. Paratypes: AMS E.988 (1), I.10404 (1), IB.4406 (1), IB.7023 (1). Specimens, including types of whitleyi from Tasmania and South Australia at M. meridianus. •Valid as Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer & Poss 1976 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:443 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:118 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:484 [ref. 22532], Motomura et al. 2005:85 [ref. 28340], Motomura et al. 2006:454 [ref. 28796], Allen et al. 2006:872 [ref. 29078]). Current status: Valid as Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer & Poss 1976. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Australia. Habitat: marine.