Species that contain: Leptocottus and armatus and australis [ 1 ] records

australis, Leptocottus armatus Hubbs [C. L.] 1921:5 [Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan No. 94; ref. 19137] Lagoon at the mouth of Ventura River at Ventura, California, U.S.A. Holotype: UMMZ 55055. Paratypes: FMNH 1954 (4), 9109-10 (112, 3), 9140-41 (17, 1), 9143 (27), 9149 (3), 9163-64 (3, 1), 9166 (1); UMMZ ?80367 (7), 142922-25 (12, 2, 8, 20), 142927-28 (3, 1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:52 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Leptocottus armatus Girard 1854 -- (Lee et al. 1980:825 [ref. 22416], Castro-Aguirre et al. 1999:247 [ref. 24550]). •Synonym of Leptocottus armatus Girard 1854, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Ruiz-Campos et al. 2000:71 [ref. 24940]). Current status: Synonym of Leptocottus armatus Girard 1854. Cottidae. Habitat: brackish, marine.