maculatus, Pataecus Günther [A.] 1861:292 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 3; ref. 1964] Fremantle, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1860.4.14.2. •Valid as Aetapcus maculatus (Günther 1861) -- (Paxton et al. 1989:462 [ref. 12442], Kuiter 1993:107 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:510 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:92 [ref. 25488], Hutchins 2001:28 [ref. 25847], Paxton et al. 2006:917 [ref. 28994], Johnson 2008:504 [ref. 30650]). Current status: Valid as Aetapcus maculatus (Günther 1861). Synanceiidae: Pataecinae. Distribution: Australia: Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia. Habitat: marine.