australis, Gadus Hutton [F. W.] 1872:45 [Fishes of New Zealand (Hutton); ref. 2287] Wellington, Cook Strait, New Zealand. Lectotype: BMNH 1872.4.26.8. Paralectotype: BMNH 1905.11.30.38 (1). Lectotype selected by Deli Antoni et al. 2015:31 [ref. 33798]. •Valid as Merluccius australis (Hutton 1872) -- (Inada in Nakamura et al. 1986:122 [ref. 14235], Paxton et al. 1989:309 [ref. 12442], Pequeño 1989:45 [ref. 14125], Paulin et al. 1989:122 [ref. 24556], Inada in Amaoka et al. 1990:167 [ref. 16024], Inada in Cohen et al. 1990:332 [ref. 18936], Abe & Funabashi 1993:1 [ref. 21222], López et al. 1996:27 [ref. 23681], Trunov 1999:463 [ref. 24579], Roldán et al. 1999:82 [ref. 27164], Nakabo 2000:413 [ref. 25086], Cousseau & Perrotta 2000:76 [ref. 25942], Roldán & Pla 2001:81 [ref. 25231], Grant & Leslie 2001:700 [ref. 25592], Nakabo 2002:413 [ref. 26001], Lloris & Matallanas 2003:326 [ref. 27166], Lloris et al. 2003:19 [ref. 27698] with subspecies, Matallanas & Lloris 2006:195 [ref. 28491] with subspecies australis and polyepis, Paxton et al. 2006:627 [ref. 28995], Díaz de Astarloa et al. 2011:1343 [ref. 31296], Mabragaña et al. 2011:table S2 [ref. 31800], Deli Antoni et al. 2015:30 [ref. 33798], Stewart 2015:873 [ref. 34254], Nión et al. 2016:40 [ref. 35565], Pérez et al. 2021:7 [ref. 39639], Carvalho-Filho 2023:77 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Merluccius australis (Hutton 1872). Merlucciidae. Distribution: Northeastern Pacific: Japan; southwestern Pacific: southern Australia and New Zealand; southeastern Pacific, southwestern Atlantic: southern South America. IUCN (2023): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.