Species that contain: Cristiceps and aurantiacus [ 3 ] records

aurantiacus, Cristiceps Castelnau [F. L.] 1879:353, 386 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 764] Kiama and Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: MNHN A-1226 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:52-53 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Cristiceps aurantiacus Castelnau 1879 -- (Paulin et al. 1989:221 [ref. 24556], Paulin & Roberts 1992:97 [ref. 24625], Kuiter 1993:326 [ref. 23929], Francis 1993:166 [ref. 25479], Kuiter 1997:338 [ref. 25488], Johnson 1999:747 [ref. 25471], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Larson 2001:3537 [ref. 26289], Hoese 2006:1530 [ref. 28998], Hoese et al. 2008:698 [ref. 30657], Patzner et al. 2009:466 [ref. 30396], Stewart & Struthers 2015:1526 [ref. 34300], Hoschke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Cristiceps aurantiacus Castelnau 1879. Clinidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: Victoria and northern Tasmania to Sydney (New South Wales, Australia); Lord Howe Island; northern and eastern North Island (New Zealand). IUCN (2014): Least concern. Habitat: marine.

aysoni, Auchenopterus Hector [J.] 1902:240, Pl. 15 [Transactions of the New Zealand Institute v. 34 (art. 26); ref. 14878] Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): NMNZ P.53. Type catalog: Hardy 1990:14 [ref. 18942]. •Synonym of Cristiceps aurantiacus Castelnau 1879. Current status: Synonym of Cristiceps aurantiacus Castelnau 1879. Clinidae. Habitat: marine.

pictus, Cristiceps Macleay [W.] 1881:25 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.16405-001 [ex MAMU F1029]. Type catalog: Stanbury 1969:209 [ref. 19518]. •Synonym of Cristiceps aurantiacus Castelnau 1879 -- (Hoese 2006:1530 [ref. 28998]). Current status: Synonym of Cristiceps aurantiacus Castelnau 1879. Clinidae. Habitat: marine.