Monodactylus Lacepède [B. G. E.] (ex Commerson) 1801:131 Masc. Monodactylus falciformis Lacepède 1801. Type by monotypy. Genus description also appeared in Sonnini 1803:147 (vol. 8) [ref. 30473]. •Valid as Monodactylus Lacepède 1801 -- (Hayashi in Masuda et al. 1984:165 [ref. 6441], Desoutter 1986:338 [ref. 6212], Heemstra 1986:607 [ref. 5660], Allen 1991:140 [ref. 21090], Bauchot in Lévêque et al. 1992:706 [ref. 21590], Kottelat 2001:3217 [ref. 26115], Allen et al. 2006:1282 [ref. 29090], Vreven 2007:441 [ref. 30080], Kottelat 2013:362 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:231 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:105 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:178 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Monodactylus Lacepède 1801. Monodactylidae.