australis, Corvina Günther [A.] 1880:33 [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Mary River near Tiaro, Queensland, Australia. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1879.5.14.290 (1) •Synonym of Johnius belangerii (Cuvier 1830) -- (Trewavas 1977:414 [ref. 4459] incorrectly with a holotype). •Synonym of Johnius amblycephalus (Bleeker 1855) -- (Trewavas 1977:426 [ref. 4459], Bray et al. 2006:1259 [ref. 29091]). •Synonym of Johnius amblycephalus (Bleeker 1855) -- (Trewavas 1977:426 [ref. 4459], Bray et al. 2006:1260 [ref. 29091]). •Valid as Johnius australis (Günther 1880) -- (Sasaki 2001:3140 [ref. 26108], Larson et al. 2013:148 [ref. 32988], Parenti 2020:19 [ref. 37439]). Current status: Valid as Johnius australis (Günther 1880). Sciaenidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Northern and northeastern Australia and New Guinea. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.