wardi, Branchiostegus Whitley [G. P.] 1932:335, Pl. 39 (fig. 3) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 18 (no. 6); ref. 4674] Off Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, depth 50-60 fathoms. Holotype: AMS IA.5130. •Valid as Branchiostegus wardi Whitley 1932 -- (Dooley 1978:36 [ref. 5499], Kyushin et al. 1982:233 [ref. 19754], Dooley & Kailola 1988:251 [ref. 7299], Paxton et al. 1989:565 [ref. 12442], Kramer et al. 1994:73 [ref. 21258], Dooley 1999:2646 [ref. 24837], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:493 [ref. 25191], Paxton et al. 2006:1128 [ref. 28995], Dooley & Iwatsuki 2012:32 [ref. 31853], Hiramatsu & Yoshina 2012:41 [ref. 32026]). Current status: Valid as Branchiostegus wardi Whitley 1932. Latilidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.