australis, Pseudoscopelus Prokofiev [A. M.] & Kukuev [E. I.] 2006 [Journal of Ichthyology v. 46, suppl. 1; ref. 29308] Patagonia, 53°34.9'S, 29°52.5'W to 53°32.3'S, 29°51.2'W, depth 270-200-220 meters. Holotype: ZMMGU 21251. Paratypes: IORAN 2698 (2), 2699 (1), 26700 [2700] (1), 26701 [2701] (1); ZIN 54071 (1); ZMMUG 13721 (1), 21244 (1), 21252 (1), 21253 (1). Also appeared as new in Prokofiev 2006:72 [ref. 34649]; prioritary publication date not researched. Not treated by Spitz et al. 2007 [ref. 29400]. Melo 2010:58 [ref. 31058] includes Pseudoscopelus meridionalis Lavenberg in synonymy -- an unavailable name from an unpublished dissertation. •Valid as Pseudoscopelus australis Prokofiev & Kukuev 2006 -- (Melo et al. 2007:34 [ref. 29307], Prokofiev & Kukuev 2008:63 [ref. 29599], Melo 2010:58, 61 [ref. 31058], Prokofiev 2011:708 [ref. 31701], Prokofiev 2014:647 [ref. 34633], Melo & Stewart 2015:1455 [ref. 34290], Sutton et al. 2020:286 [ref. 37832]). Current status: Valid as Pseudoscopelus australis Prokofiev & Kukuev 2006. Chiasmodontidae. Distribution: Circumglobal in Southern Hemisphere. Habitat: marine.