| Citation | Gomon, M.F. and C.D. Roberts, 2011, A second New Zealand species of the stargazer genus Kathetostoma (Trachinoidei: Uranoscopidae).. Zootaxa 2776:1-12. |
| Ref. | 86516 Gomon, M.F. and C.D. Roberts, 2011 |
| Page | 5 |
| Named Used as Valid | Kathetostoma fluviatilis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Manawatu River. |
| Distribution | New Zealand. |
| Quote | The type is apparently no longer extant. Although Hutton’s brief description more closely matches the species described below, descriptions of uranoscopids by early authors have proven to be unreliable, especially with fin ray counts. As neither of New Zealand’s species of Kathetostoma has been adequately documented in fully freshwater conditions, questions remain about the true identity of the species. It is therefore regarded as a nomen dubium. |