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Species in the genus Thamnaconus: [ 20 ] records

analis, Pseudomonacanthus Waite [E. R.] 1904:173, Fig. 32 [Records of the Australian Museum v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 4561] Lord Howe Island. Holotype (unique): AMS I.5842. •Valid as Thamnaconus analis (Waite 1904) -- (Hutchins 1977:57 [ref. 2283], Paulin et al. 1989:243 [ref. 24556], Francis 1993:168 [ref. 25479], Allen et al. 2006:1898 [ref. 29098], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Duffy & Ahyong 2015:119 [ref. 36167], Stewart & Roberts 2015:1722 [ref. 34322]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus analis (Waite 1904). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Southwestern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

arenaceus, Cantherines Barnard [K. H.] 1927:78 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 20 (no. 115) (art. 8); ref. 193] South Africa, no exact locality, probably Natal. Holotype (unique): SAM 13078. Also appeared as new in Barnard 1927:958 [ref. 194]. •Valid as Thamnaconus arenaceus (Barnard 1927) -- (Hutchins 1986:887 [ref. 5673] with original genus as Cantherhines, Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2018:382 [ref. 35805], Hutchins 2022:444 [ref. 40252]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus arenaceus (Barnard 1927). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) to Madagascar. Habitat: marine.

degeni, Pseudomonacanthus Regan [C. T.] 1903:299, Pl. 24 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 2 (pt 2) (art. 2) (for 4 Nov. 1902); ref. 14413] Melbourne Market, Victoria, Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1899.2.14.56. •Valid as Thamnaconus degeni (Regan 1903) -- (Hutchins 1977:57 [ref. 2283], Kuiter 1993:407 [ref. 23929], Gomon et al. 1994:891 [ref. 22532], Kuiter 1997:402 [ref. 25488], Allen et al. 2006:1899 [ref. 29098], Hutchins 2008:841 [ref. 30658], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus degeni (Regan 1903). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Australia: Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia. Habitat: marine.

erythraeensis, Thamnaconus modestoides Bauchot [M.-L.] & Maugé [A. L.] 1978:541 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 3: Zoologie) Art. 356 (for Nov.-Dec. 1978); ref. 9015] Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Holotype: MNHN 1977-1089. Paratypes: HUJ 7175 (2). Type catalog: Golani 2006:35 [ref. 28840] with paratype as 7275, Beaunier et al. 2009:293 [ref. 28887]. •Synonym of Thamnaconus modestoides (Barnard 1927), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Dor 1984:281 [ref. 29757], Baranes & Golani 1993:312 [ref. 22372], Goren & Dor 1994:74 [ref. 25356], Beaunier et al. 2009:293 [ref. 28887]). •Valid as Thamnaconus erythraeensis Bauchot & Maugé 1978 -- (DiBattista et al. 2015:20 [ref. 35706] as Thamnoconus erythraensis, Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[7] 245 [ref. 36492], Golani & Fricke 2018:180 [ref. 36273], Hutchins 2022:445 [ref. 40252]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus erythraeensis Bauchot & Maugé 1978. Monacanthidae. Distribution: Red Sea endemic. Habitat: marine.

fajardoi, Thamnaconus Smith [J. L. B.] 1953:19, Fig. 2 [Memorias do Museu Dr. Alvaro de Castro No. 2; ref. 4087] Southern Mozambique Channel, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 60 fathoms. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 111. •Valid as Thamnaconus fajardoi Smith 1953 -- (Hutchins 1986:887 [ref. 5673], Matsuura 1999:217 [ref. 23889], Fricke 1999:595 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2009:119 [ref. 30213], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2018:382 [ref. 35805], Hutchins 2022:445 [ref. 40252]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus fajardoi Smith 1953. Monacanthidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique to Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

fijiensis, Thamnaconus Hutchins [J. B.] & Matsuura [K.] 1984:387, Figs. 1-2 [Records of the Western Australian Museum v. 11 (pt 4); ref. 7092] Fish trap, outside Suva Barrier Reef, Fiji Islands, depth 183 meters. Holotype (unique): USP 4541. •Valid as Thamnaconus fijiensis Hutchins & Matsuura 1984 -- (Matsuura & Tyler 1997:191 [ref. 23219], Matsuura 1999:216 [ref. 23889], Nakabo 2000:1407 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:3935 [ref. 26316], Nakabo 2002:1407 [ref. 26193], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Tang 2020:77 [ref. 38398]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus fijiensis Hutchins & Matsuura 1984. Monacanthidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: Fiji. New Caledonia, southern Japan and northern Taiwan. Habitat: marine.

garretti, Paramonacanthus Fowler [H. W.] 1928:459, Fig. 78 [Memoirs of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. No. 10; ref. 5596] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): MCZ 11808. •Valid as Thamnaconus garretti (Fowler 1928) -- (Mundy 2005:530 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:481 [ref. 30952], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus garretti (Fowler 1928). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Hawaiian Islands. Habitat: marine.

hypargyreus, Monacanthus Cope [E. D.] 1871:477 [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 14 (pt 3) (art. 5); ref. 920] "Supposed to be from Australia." Syntypes: ANSP 786-787 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:26 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Thamnaconus hypargyreus (Cope 1871) -- (Hutchins 1977:57 [ref. 2283], Shimizu & Hatooka 1997:6 [ref. 24377], Matsuura & Tyler 1997:193 [ref. 23219], Hutchins in Randall & Lim 2000:648 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1408 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:48 [ref. 25847], Hutchins 2001:3947 [ref. 26316], Nakabo 2002:1408 [ref. 26193], Shinohara et al. 2005:444 [ref. 28370], Allen et al. 2006:1899 [ref. 29098], Larson et al. 2013:234 [ref. 32988], Yoshida et al. 2013:229 [ref. 34464], Shinohara et al. 2014:278 [ref. 33330], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Stewart & Roberts 2015:1723 [ref. 34322], Motomura et al. 2017:234 [ref. 35490], Kim et al. 2020:199 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:129 [ref. 37637], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:297 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus hypargyreus (Cope 1871). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: northern Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

maximowiczi, Monacanthus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1896:9 [Ezhegodnik Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Imperatorskoy Akademii Nauk v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2151] Hakodate, Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan, Tsuruga Strait, western North Pacific. Holotype (unique): ZIN 10258. •Synonym of Thamnaconus modestus (Günther 1877) -- (Lindberg et al. 1997:87 [ref. 23547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:201 [ref. 35257]). Current status: Synonym of Thamnaconus modestus (Günther 1877). Monacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

melanoproctes, Monacanthus Boulenger [G. A.] 1889:242, Pl. 28 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1889 (pt 2); ref. 14491] Muscat, Oman, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (several) BMNH 1889.14.15.66-70 (5?). •Valid as Thamnaconus melanoproctes (Boulenger 1889) -- (Randall 1995:398 [ref. 22896], Hutchins in Randall & Lim 2000:648 [ref. 25122], Hutchins 2001:3935 [ref. 26316], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S124 [ref. 27377], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Hutchins 2022:445 [ref. 40252]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus melanoproctes (Boulenger 1889). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Northern Indian Ocean and western Pacific: Gulf of Aden to Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf; Bali (Indonesia); Japan; northern Western Australia. Habitat: marine.

modestoides, Cantherines Barnard [K. H.] 1927:78 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 20 (no. 115) (art. 8); ref. 193] Algoa Bay, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAM 12834. •Valid as Thamnaconus modestoides (Barnard 1927) -- (Hutchins 1977:57 [ref. 2283], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:361 [ref. 6441], Matsuura in Okamura et al. 1985:629, 744 [ref. 8056], Hutchins 1986:887 [ref. 5673], Allen & Swainston 1988:152 [ref. 25477], Winterbottom et al. 1989:69 [ref. 13251], Goren & Dor 1994:74 [ref. 25356], Suzuki & Hosokawa 1997:3 [ref. 24370], Matsuura & Tyler 1997:192 [ref. 23219], Allen 1997:242 [ref. 23977], Carpenter et al. 1997:238 [ref. 23922], Fricke 1999:589 [ref. 24106], Hutchins in Randall & Lim 2000:648 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1407 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:48 [ref. 25847], Hutchins 2001:3947 [ref. 26316], Nakabo 2002:1407 [ref. 26193], Shinohara et al. 2005:444 [ref. 28370], Allen et al. 2006:1899 [ref. 29098], Fricke et al. 2009:119 [ref. 30213], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2018:382 [ref. 35805], Eagderi et al. 2019:136 [ref. 37020], Matsuura & Wibowo in Koeda & Ho 2019:1300 [ref. 42393], Sonoyama et al. 2020:129 [ref. 37637], Mochizuki et al. 2021:53 [ref. 38974], Dewa et al. 2022:30 [ref. 40001], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:297 [ref. 41223], Hutchins 2022:446 [ref. 40252], Kai & Gosho 2025:112 [ref. 42505], Pillai et al. 2025:564 [ref. 42553], Tea et al. 2025:[38] [ref. 42190]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus modestoides (Barnard 1927). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), East Africa, Persian Gulf, Seychelles, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Indonesia, north to central Japan, south to northwestern Australia and Coral Sea off Queensland (Australia). IUCN (2017): Least Concern. Former Red Sea records are now assigned to T. erythraeensis Bauchot & Maugé 1978. Habitat: marine.

modestus, Monacanthus Günther [A.] 1877:446 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 56); ref. 2009] Inland Sea, Japan. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.14.383. Also described as new as Monocanthus modestus in Günther 1880:73 [ref. 2011]. •Valid as Navodon modestus (Günther 1877) -- (Wang et al. 2001:332 [ref. 26566]). •Valid as Thamnaconus modestus (Günther 1877) -- (Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:360 [ref. 6441], Matsuura in Okamura et al. 1985:629, 744 [ref. 8056], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:617 [ref. 27969], Sokolovskaya et al. 1998:14 [ref. 24670], Nakabo 2000:1407 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2000:184 [ref. 25987], Kolpakov & Barabanshchikov 2001:423 [ref. 25413], Shimizu 2001:46 [ref. 25799], Nakabo 2002:1407 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:448, 694 [ref. 26218], Parin 2003:S33 [ref. 28536], Shinohara et al. 2005:444 [ref. 28370], Motomura et al. 2010:236 [ref. 31256], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Parin et al. 2014:551 [ref. 33547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:201 [ref. 35257], Kim et al. 2020:199 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:129 [ref. 37637], Dyldin et al. 2021:46 [ref. 38804]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus modestus (Günther 1877). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Northwestern Pacific: China to Korea and Japan. Habitat: brackish, marine.

multilineatus, Pseudomonacanthus Tanaka [S.] 1918:478, Pl. 132 (fig. 373) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 27; ref. 14911] Tokyo fish market, probably from Sagami Sea or off Boshu, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 8193 (lost). Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2025:189 [ref. 42287]. •Valid as Cantherhines multilineatus (Tanaka 1918) -- (Kyushin et al. 1977:356 [ref. 19756], Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:360 [ref. 6441], Lindberg et al. 1997:91 [ref. 23547], Nakabo 2000:1405 [ref. 25182], Nakabo 2002:1405 [ref. 26193], Shinohara et al. 2005:444 [ref. 28370], Matsuura 2014:11 [ref. 33576], Kim et al. 2020:199 [ref. 39118]). •Valid as Thamnaconus multilineatus (Tanaka 1918) -- (Randall 2007:481 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2017:234 [ref. 35490], Matsuura & Wibowo in Koeda & Ho 2019:1301 [ref. 42393], Psomadakis et al. 2020:613 [ref. 37272], Gumanao et al. 2022:134 [ref. 39933], Nashad et al. 2023:124 [ref. 39975], Yu et al. 2024:3 [ref. 42480], Aizawa et al. 2025:189 [ref. 42287], Pillai et al. 2025:564 [ref. 42553]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus multilineatus (Tanaka 1918). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar and Andaman Islands (India) east to Indonesia, Taiwan and Philippines, north to Korea, Russia and Japan. IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Habitat: marine.

nigromaculosus, Cantherines Tanaka [S.] 1912:144, Pls. 38 (145), 39 (148), 40 (155) [Figures and descriptions of the fishes of Japan v. 8; ref. 14901] Tokyo market, Japan. Holotype (unique): ZUMT 3340 (lost). Type catalog: Aizawa et al. 2025:189 [ref. 42287]. Description concluded in v. 9 (p. 15) [ref. 6034]. •Synonym of Thamnaconus hypargyreus (Cope 1871) -- (Aizawa et al. 2025:189 [ref. 42287]). •Synonym of Thamnaconus modestus (Günther 1877) -- (Lindberg et al. 1997:87 [ref. 23547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:201 [ref. 35257]). Current status: Synonym of Thamnaconus modestus (Günther 1877). Monacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

paschalis, Pseudomonacanthus Regan [C. T.] 1913:372, Pl. 60 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913 (pt 3); ref. 3652] Easter Island, southeastern Pacific. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1913.12.7.12. •Valid as Thamnaconus paschalis (Regan 1913) -- (Pequeño 1989:77 [ref. 14125], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus paschalis (Regan 1913). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Southeastern Pacific: Easter Island and southern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

poljakowi, Monacanthus Herzenstein [S. M.] 1896:8 [Ezhegodnik Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Imperatorskoy Akademii Nauk v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 2151] Yokohama, Japan. Syntypes: ZIN 10140 (2). •Synonym of Thamnaconus modestus (Günther 1877) -- (Lindberg et al. 1997:86 [ref. 23547], Dyldin & Orlov 2017:201 [ref. 35257]). Current status: Synonym of Thamnaconus modestus (Günther 1877). Monacanthidae. Habitat: marine.

septentrionalis, Monacanthus Günther [A.] 1874:158 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 13 (no. 74) (art. 23); ref. 14189] Chefoo, Shantung Province, China. Syntypes: BMNH 1874.1.16.52-53 (3). •Valid as Navodon septentrionalis (Günther 1874) -- (Cheng & Zhou 1997:471 [ref. 26385]). •Valid as Thamnaconus septentrionalis (Günther 1874) -- (Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:361 [ref. 6441], Lindberg et al. 1997:90 [ref. 23547], Hutchins in Randall & Lim 2000:648 [ref. 25122], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus septentrionalis (Günther 1874). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Habitat: marine.

striatus, Amanses Kotthaus [A.] 1979:33, Fig. 483 [Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D, Biologie No. 28; ref. 8818] Southwest of Socotra, Arabian Sea, 11°33.9'N, 52°54'E, Meteor station 102, depth 337-175 meters. Holotype (unique): ZMH 5976. Type catalog: Wilkens & Dohse 1993:421 [ref. 21161]. •Valid as Thamnaconus striatus (Kotthaus 1779) -- (Hutchins 2001:48 [ref. 25847], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S124 [ref. 27377], Allen et al. 2006:1899 [ref. 29098], Larson et al. 2013:234 [ref. 32988], Zajonz et al. 2019:102 [ref. 36871], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:297 [ref. 41223], Hutchins 2022:446 [ref. 40252], Pillai et al. 2025:564 [ref. 42553]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus striatus (Kotthaus 1979). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Socotra (Yemen); Bali (Indonesia); northern Australia. IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Record from India needs verification. Habitat: marine.

tessellatus, Monacanthus Günther [A.] 1880:54, Pl. 23 (fig. B) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Philippines, Challenger station 204, depth 115 fathoms. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1879.5.14.390 [or 395]. •Synonym of Thamnaconus modestus (Günther 1877) -- (Lindberg et al. 1997:88 [ref. 23547]). •Valid as Thamnaconus tessellatus (Günther 1880) -- (Matsuura in Masuda et al. 1984:361 [ref. 6441], Matsuura in Okamura et al. 1985:631, 745 [ref. 8056], Matsuura & Tachikawa 1994:139 [ref. 21905], Matsuura & Tyler 1997:193 [ref. 23219], Hutchins in Randall & Lim 2000:648 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1408 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:48 [ref. 25847], Hutchins 2001:3947 [ref. 26316], Nakabo 2002:1408 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:448, 694 [ref. 26218] as tesselatus, Allen et al. 2006:1900 [ref. 29098], Larson et al. 2013:235 [ref. 32988], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Motomura et al. 2017:234 [ref. 35490], Park et al. 2017:278 [ref. 36313], Matsuura & Wibowo in Koeda & Ho 2019:1302 [ref. 42393], Kim et al. 2020:199 [ref. 39118], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:297 [ref. 41223], Luo et al. 2024:10 [ref. 41630]). Current status: Valid as Thamnaconus tessellatus (Günther 1880). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: northern Western Australia; South China Sea north to southern Japan, Papua New Guinea. Habitat: marine.

unicornus, Balistes Basilewsky [S.] 1855:263 [Nouveaux mémoires de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou v. 10; ref. 200] Shantung, China. Holotype or syntypes: ZIN 5612 (1). •Questionably a synonym of Thamnaconus modestus (Günther 1877) -- (Parin 2003:S33 [ref. 28536] as unicornu, Parin et al. 2014:551 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Uncertain as Thamnaconus modestus (Günther 1877). Monacanthidae. Habitat: marine.