15302 Callanthias australis Ogilby, 1899 Callanthiidae Splendid perches Eupercaria/misc Teleostei Magnificent splendid perch Western Pacific: off New Zealand and temperate waters off Australia; also known from one collection made northeast of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, and from one collection in the Chesterfield Island region of the Coral Sea; may reach Indonesian waters. Closely related to <i>Callanthias japonicus</i> from Japanese waters and from <i>Callanthias platei</i> from the southeast Pacific; all three taxa may be subspecies of a single wide-ranging species. AMNH 92316 Callanthias australis AMNH 92317 Callanthias australis AMNH 92318 Callanthias australis AMNH 92514 Callanthias australis AMNH 92515 Callanthias australis AMNH 92516 Callanthias australis AMNH 92517 Callanthias australis AMNH 92518 Callanthias australis AMNH 92519 Callanthias australis AMNH 92520 Callanthias australis AMNH 92521 Callanthias australis AMNH 92522 Callanthias australis AMNH 92523 Callanthias australis AMNH 92524 Callanthias australis AMNH 92525 Callanthias australis AMNH 92526 Callanthias australis AMNH 92527 Callanthias australis AMNH 92528 Callanthias australis AMNH 92529 Callanthias australis AMNH 92530 Callanthias australis AMNH 92531 Callanthias australis AMNH 92532 Callanthias australis