curtorhynchos, Monacanthus Bleeker [P.] 1855:430 [Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 8 (no. 3); ref. 350] Ambon Island, Molucca Islands, Indonesia. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.11.28.147 (1), RMNH 7292 (1). Misspelled curtorhynchus in Allen et al. 2006:1893 [ref. 29098]. •Synonym of Paramonacanthus japonicus (Tilesius 1809) -- (Hutchins 1997:26 [ref. 23117], Matsuura & Tyler 1997:190 [ref. 23219]). •Valid as Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos (Bleeker 1855) -- (Randall 2005:636 [ref. 28239], Allen et al. 2006:1894 [ref. 29098], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1075 [ref. 31980], Motomura et al. 2017:233 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos (Bleeker 1855). Monacanthidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Bay of Bengal to Fiji, and Australia to Philippines. Habitat: marine.