Microcanthus (subgenus of Chaetodon) Swainson [W.] 1839:170, 215 Masc. Chaetodon strigatus Cuvier 1831. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Microcanthus Swainson 1839 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:181 [ref. 6441], Gosline 1985:353 [ref. 5283], Carpenter 2001:3302 [ref. 26124], Parin 2003:S14 [ref. 28536], Hoese & Bray 2006:1324 [ref. 29000], Parin et al. 2014:376 [ref. 33547], Knudsen & Clements 2016:259 [ref. 34458], Tea et al. 2019:[6] [ref. 36907], Tea et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37595]). Current status: Valid as Microcanthus Swainson 1839. Microcanthidae.