| Citation | Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989, Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae.. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. |
| Ref. | 7300 Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989 |
| Page | 440 |
| Named Used as Valid | Cottapistus scorpio |
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| Locality | S Queensland, off Cape Capricorn. |
| Distribution | Known from NW Shelf, N coast, Gulf of Carpentaria, Great Barrier Reef, W.A. to Cape Capricorn, Queensland. |
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