aeneus, Cantharus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1908:166 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 6 (pt 2); ref. 14320] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1935.1.23.6 [ex SAM]. •Valid as Pachymetopon aeneum (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:588 [ref. 5710], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:228 [ref. 28072], Fricke et al. 2018:220 [ref. 35805], Parenti 2019:52 [ref. 36892], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:303 [ref. 39785]). Current status: Valid as Pachymetopon aeneum (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908). Sparidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Cape of Good Hope to KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa); Madagascar. Habitat: marine.