Species that contain: Cristiceps and australis [ 6 ] records

australis, Cristiceps Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1836:402, Pl. 336 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 11; ref. 1005] Tasmania; upper Derwent River, Tasmania, Australia. Syntypes: MNHN A-2074 (1), A-2131 (1). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:53 [ref. 20734]. •Valid as Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836 -- (Kuiter 1993:326 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:743 [ref. 22532], Hutchins 2001:42 [ref. 25847], Larson 2001:3537 [ref. 26289], Hoese 2006:1531 [ref. 28998], Hoese et al. 2008:699 [ref. 30657], Patzner et al. 2009:466 [ref. 30396], Hoschke et al. 2019:159 [ref. 36626]). Current status: Valid as Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836. Clinidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, southwestern Pacific: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

axillaris, Cristiceps Richardson [J.] 1846:486, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-3) [Discoveries in Australia; ref. 3743] King George Sound, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:744 [ref. 22532], Hoese 2006:1531 [ref. 28998]). Current status: Synonym of Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836. Clinidae. Habitat: marine.

howittii, Cristiceps Castelnau [F. L.] 1873:48 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 2; ref. 758] Western Port, Victoria, Australia. Syntypes: AMS A.7140 (1), MNHN A-4558 (1, dry). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:53 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:744 [ref. 22532], Hoese 2006:1531 [ref. 28998]). Current status: Synonym of Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836. Clinidae. Habitat: marine.

macleayi, Cristiceps Castelnau [F. L.] 1879:385 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 3 (pt 4); ref. 764] Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): whereabouts unknown, ? Macleay Mus. Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:54 [ref. 20734]. •Synonym of Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:744 [ref. 22532], Hoese 2006:1531 [ref. 28998]). Current status: Synonym of Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836. Clinidae. Habitat: marine.

pallidus, Cristiceps Macleay [W.] 1881:26 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 6 (pt 1); ref. 4931] King George Sound, Western Australia. Holotype (unique): MAMU (whereabouts unknown). •Synonym of Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:744 [ref. 22532], Hoese 2006:1531 [ref. 28998]). Current status: Synonym of Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836. Clinidae. Habitat: marine.

splendens, Cristiceps Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:244 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] St. Vincent Gulf, South Australia. Possible types: MNHN A-1093 and A-1094 (6). Type catalog: Bauchot 1967:54 [ref. 20734]. Genus originally as Christiceps. Also in Castelnau 1873:66 [ref. 758]. •Synonym of Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836 -- (Gomon et al. 1994:744 [ref. 22532], Hoese 2006:1531 [ref. 28998]). Current status: Synonym of Cristiceps australis Valenciennes 1836. Clinidae. Habitat: marine.