pantica, Neosebastes McCulloch [A. R.] & Waite [E. R.] 1918:64, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2950] Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Holotype (unique): SAMA F601. Type catalog: Glover 1976:171 [ref. 19449]. •Valid as Neosebastes pantica McCulloch & Waite 1918 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:445 [ref. 12442]). •Synonym of Neosebastes bougainvillii (Cuvier 1829) -- (Gomon et al. 1994:486 [ref. 22532], Motomura 2004:15 [ref. 28085], Allen et al. 2006:873 [ref. 29078]). Current status: Synonym of Neosebastes bougainvillii (Cuvier 1829). Neosebastidae. Habitat: marine.