australis, Gnatholepis cauerensis Randall [J. E.] & Greenfield [D. W.] 2001:7, Pl. II B. [Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology No. 69; ref. 25675] Haurei Bay, Rapa, Tubuai Islands, South.Pacific. Holotype (unique): BPBM 17276. Plus other material. •Synonym of Gnatholepis cauerensis Bleeker 1853, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Randall 2005:536 [ref. 28239]). •Valid as Gnatholepis australis Randall & Greenfield 2001 -- (Randall 2009:181 [ref. 30557]). •Synonym of Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker 1853) -- (Larson & Buckle 2012:5 [ref. 32272]). Current status: Synonym of Gnatholepis cauerensis (Bleeker 1853). Oxudercidae: Gobionellinae. Distribution: South Pacific: southeastern Oceania (if valid). Habitat: brackish, marine.