auratus, Dules Castelnau [F. L.] 1872:55 [Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne v. 1; ref. 757] Murray River and other rivers of Riverina, New South Wales, Australia. Syntypes: MNHN A-5593 (1, dry) Melbourne, B-2932 to B-2933 (2, dry) Murray R. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:76 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Macquaria ambigua (Richardson 1845) -- (MacDonald 1978:694 [ref. 28746], Paxton et al. 1989:512 [ref. 12442], Paxton et al. 2006:1043 [ref. 28995], Kuiter 2018:58 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Synonym of Macquaria ambigua (Richardson 1845). Percichthyidae. Habitat: freshwater.