curvidens, Gymnocrotaphus Günther [A.] 1859:432 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 1; ref. 1961] Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1851.10.26.37 (stuffed). Also listed was Plate XXII, but on preface p. vi it is stated, "The Plates referred to, and executed by Mr. Ford, will be published as a separate volume." •Valid as Gymnocrotaphus curvidens Günther 1859 -- (Smith & Smith 1986:586 [ref. 5710], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:225 [ref. 28072], Parenti 2019:51 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:301 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Gymnocrotaphus curvidens Günther 1859. Sparidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic, southwestern Indian Ocean: Western Cape, eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) Habitat: marine.