| Citation | Last, P. and D.C. Gledhill, 2009, A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species.. Zootaxa 2252:1-77. |
| Ref. | 82446 Last, P. and D.C. Gledhill, 2009 |
| Page | 15;fig.1-3,6-7,9;tab.7-10 |
| Named Used as Valid | Brachionichthys hirsutus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Coast of southern Australia (probably Tasmania), MNHN A 4627 (lectotype). |
| Distribution | Presently confined to southeastern Tasmania (Derwent River estuary mouth and adjacent marine embayments). |
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