Species that contain: Callanthias and australis [ 2 ] records

australis, Callanthias platei Ogilby [J. D.] 1899:173 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 24 (pt 1); ref. 3279] Off Norah Head, 33°20'N, 151°41'E, 36 miles north of Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Lectotype: AMS I.3973. Paralectotypes: AMS I.3977 (1). Lectotype selected by Anderson et al. 2015:17, 19 [ref. 33996]. •Valid as Callanthias australis Ogilby 1899 -- (Kuiter 1993:142 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:546 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:120 [ref. 25488], Anderson 1999:2555 [ref. 24814], Hutchins 2001:29 [ref. 25847], Hoese et al. 2006:1035 [ref. 28999], Roberts & Gomon 2008:549 [ref. 30641], Fricke et al. 2011:387 [ref. 31242], Anderson et al. 2015:17 [ref. 33996], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:113 [ref. 36167], Stewart 2015:1205 [ref. 34196], Hoschke et al. 2019:155 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Callanthias australis Ogilby 1899. Callanthiidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: southern Australia, Chesterfield Islands (New Caledonia), New Zealand and Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.

splendens, Callanthias Griffin [L. T.] 1921:352, Pl. 55 (fig. 1) [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 53 (art. 36); ref. 15343] Entrance to Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): AIM MA773. Trnski personal communication (12/1/2017) on type status. •Synonym of Callanthias australis Ogilby 1899 -- (Anderson et al. 2015:17 [ref. 33996]). Current status: Synonym of Callanthias australis Ogilby 1899. Callanthiidae. Habitat: marine.