australis, Pleurosicya Larson [H. K.] 1990:11, Fig. 7 [The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences v. 7 (no. 1); ref. 16607] Reef at entrance to Haurei Bay, Rapa, Austral Islands [Tubuai Islands], French Polynesia, depth 50-60 feet. Holotype: BPBM 17280. Paratypes: BPBM 13593 (2), 17307 (1). •Valid as Pleurosicya australis Larson 1990 -- (Larson & Murdy 2001:3599 [ref. 26293], Greenfield & Randall 2004:536 [ref. 28175], Parenti 2021:211 [ref. 38603]). Current status: Valid as Pleurosicya australis Larson 1990. Gobiidae: Gobiinae. Distribution: South Pacific: Rapa, Tubuai Islands and Gambier Islands (French Polynesia). Habitat: marine.