Species that contain: Maxillicosta and raoulensis [ 1 ] records

raoulensis, Maxillicosta Eschmeyer [W. N.] & Poss [S. G.] 1976:442, Figs. 7-8 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 26 (no. 4); ref. 5468] Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, 29°15'S, 177°57'W, depth 60 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P791068. Paratypes: CAS 32173 (1), 32174 (1, c&s); USNM 214627 (1); ZMUC P791069-76 (8). •Valid as Maxillicosta raoulensis Eschmeyer & Poss 1976 -- (Paulin 1982:443 [ref. 23678], Paulin et al. 1989:168 [ref. 24556], Francis 1993:159 [ref. 25479], Motomura et al. 2005:86 [ref. 28340], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:112 [ref. 36167], Motomura & Struthers 2015:1087 [ref. 34285]). Current status: Valid as Maxillicosta raoulensis Eschmeyer & Poss 1976. Neosebastidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific: New South Wales (Australia), Lord Howe Rise, northern New Zealand, Kermadec Islands. Habitat: marine.