Macdonaldia Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1895:467 Fem. Notacanthus rostratus Collett 1889. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared as new in Goode & Bean 1896:171 [ref. 1848]. •Valid as Macdonaldia Goode & Bean 1895 -- (Wheeler 1973:257 [ref. 7190]). •Synonym of Polyacanthonotus Bleeker 1874 -- (McDowell 1973:158 [ref. 24539], Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1986:601 [ref. 13676], Parin et al. 2014:47 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Synonym of Polyacanthonotus Bleeker 1874. Notacanthidae.