| Reference no. | Ahyong, S.T. and B.S. Galil, 2006 |
| Ecosystem | Southern Cook/Austral Islands |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Type locality, east of Rapa, Austral Islands, 900-1300 m, MNHN-Pa 1799 (holotype of Polycheles alis, 3.47 cm CL, ovigerous female) (Ref. 79242). |