australis, Eleotris Krefft [J. L. G.] 1864:183 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 2); ref. 14179] Creeks near Sydney, Hawkesbury River and tributaries, Hunter River and Clarence River, Australia. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.10.27.15 (1), MNHN 1971 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1991:10 [ref. 19958]. •Valid as Gobiomorphus australis (Krefft 1864) -- (Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:135 [ref. 25473], Larson & Hoese in McDowall 1996:206 [ref. 22909], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Larson & Murdy 2001:3577 [ref. 26293], Unmack 2001:1063 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:290 [ref. 25930], Hoese 2006:1601 [ref. 28998], Kuiter 2018:76 [ref. 36369], Parenti 2021:43 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Gobiomorphus australis (Krefft 1864). Eleotridae: Eleotrinae. Distribution: Eastern Australia: Queensland south to eastern Victoria. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.