Rhinecanthus (subgenus of Balistes) Swainson [W.] 1839:194, 325 Masc. Balistes ornatissimus Lesson 1831. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swain 1882:282 [ref. 5966]. •Valid as Rhinecanthus Swainson 1829 -- (Tyler 1980:121 [ref. 4477], Randall & Steene 1983 [ref. 6023], Arai 1983:199 [ref. 14249], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:358 [ref. 6441], Smith & Heemstra 1986:880 [ref. 5714], Matsuura & Shiobara 1989 [ref. 13563], Lindberg et al. 1997:59 [ref. 23547], Matsuura 2001:3913 [ref. 26315], Allen et al. 2006:1874 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:7 [ref. 33576], Struthers 2015:1715 [ref. 34302], Fricke et al. 2018:378 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:178 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:323 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:656 [ref. 38921]). Current status: Valid as Rhinecanthus Swainson 1839. Balistidae.