Species that contain: Bovichtus and variegatus [ 3 ] records

decipiens, Bovichthys Regan [C. T.] 1913:257, Pl. 9 (fig. 1) [Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh v. 49 (pt 2, no. 2); ref. 3651] Cook Strait, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1876.2.12.8. •Valid as Bovichthys decipiens Regan 1913 -- (Regan 1916:378 [ref. 40111]). •Synonym of Bovichtus variegatus Richardson 1846 -- (Hardy 1989:1641 [ref. 17671]). Current status: Synonym of Bovichtus variegatus Richardson 1846. Bovichtidae. Habitat: marine.

roseopictus, Bovichthys Hutton [F. W.] 1904:148 [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 36; ref. 15185] Sumner, Canterbury, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): presumed lost. Type catalog: Russell 1996:228 [ref. 22562]. Originally as roseo-pictus. Original genus should have been Bovichtus. •Synonym of Bovichtus variegatus Richardson 1846 -- (Hardy 1989:1641 [ref. 17671]). Current status: Synonym of Bovichtus variegatus Richardson 1846. Bovichtidae. Habitat: marine.

variegatus, Bovicthys Richardson [J.] 1846:56, Pl. 34 (figs. 1-4) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia [New Zealand]. Lectotype: BMNH 1855.9.19.82 (smaller specimen). Paralectotype: BMNH 2023.3.13.1 (1) [ex BMNH 1855.9.19.82 (1, larger specimen)]. Lectotype selected by Hardy 1989:1644 [ref. 17671]. Original genus should have been Bovichtus. Spelled Bovicthys on p. 56, Bovichthys on p. 56 and pl. 34. •Valid as Bovichtus variegatus Richardson 1846 -- (Hardy 1989:1641 [ref. 17671], Paulin et al. 1989:212 [ref. 24556], Paulin & Roberts 1992:145 [ref. 24625], Kuiter 1993:321 [ref. 23929] with locality as New Zealand, Eastman & Eakin 2000:14 [ref. 24631], Balushkin 2000:S96 [ref. 29555], Stewart 2015:1437 [ref. 34196], Balushkin 2016:500 [ref. 35400], Near et al. 2019:[3] [ref. 36617], Eastman & Eakin 2021:[2] [ref. 38307]). Current status: Valid as Bovichtus variegatus Richardson 1846. Bovichtidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand endemic. Habitat: marine.