pardalotus, Acanthistius Hutchins [J. B.] 1981:493, Figs. 1B, 2 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 8 (pt 4); ref. 5583] Rock pool at mouth of Murchison River, Kalbarri, 27°42'S, 114°12'E, Western Australia. Holotype: WAM P.5113-001. Paratypes: AMS I.21432-001 (1); BMNH 1980.3.24.1 (1); WAM P.3784-001 (1), P.4465-001 (1), P.4502-001 (1), P.4791-001 (1), P.4792-001 (1), P.5577-001 (1), P.5777-001 (1), P.14532-001 (1), P.14533-001 (1), P.16775-001 (1), P.26664-004 (1), P.26825-001 (2). Type catalog: Hutchins & Smith 1991:17 [ref. 19335], Moore et al. 2008:19 [ref. 30117], Anderson 2018:6 [ref. 36146]. •Valid as Acanthistius pardalotus Hutchins 1981 -- (Paxton et al. 1989:489 [ref. 12442], Hutchins 2001:262 [ref. 25841], Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Bray 2006:1032 [ref. 29000], Heemstra 2010:60 [ref. 30720], Anderson 2018:6 [ref. 36146], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626], Parenti & Randall 2020:6 [ref. 37354]). Current status: Valid as Acanthistius pardalotus Hutchins 1981. Anthiadidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia endemic. Habitat: marine.