australis, Anguilla Richardson [J.] 1841:22 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1841 (pt 9); ref. 18626] Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia; Auckland Island Southern Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1848.3.18.236. Also described in Richardson 1844:157 [ref. 20295]. •Valid as Anguilla australis subspecies australis Richardson 1841 -- (Hammer et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32389]). •Valid as Anguilla australis Richardson 1841 -- (Ege 1939:152 [ref. 13172], Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:53 [ref. 25473], Paxton et al. 1989:122 [ref. 12442], Paulin et al. 1989:67 [ref. 24556], Kuiter 1993:29 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:203 [ref. 22532], Aoyama et al. 1996:374 [ref. 24707], Beumer in McDowall 1996:39 [ref. 22909], Chilcott & Humphries 1996:145 [ref. 25528], McDowall et al. 1998:2 [ref. 23822], Marquet & Mary 1999:31 [ref. 23933], Smith 1999:1633 [ref. 24661], Johnson 1999:721 [ref. 25471], Fuller et al. 1999:37 [ref. 25838], Hutchins 2001:16 [ref. 25847], Allen et al. 2002:60 [ref. 25930], Larson & Pidgeon 2004:196 [ref. 28107], Hammer & Walker 2004:88 [ref. 28129], Hoese & Gates 2006:236 [ref. 28997], Gomon 2008:157 [ref. 30616], Teng et al. 2009:817 [ref. 30569], Fricke et al. 2011:348 [ref. 31242], McDowall et al. 2015:221 [ref. 34232], Kuiter 2018:11 [ref. 36369], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:251 [ref. 37108], Kuroki et al. 2022:177 [ref. 39912]). Current status: Valid as Anguilla australis Richardson 1841. Anguillidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.