minutus, Rudarius Tyler [J. C.] 1970:274, Figs. 1-7 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 122 (no. 5); ref. 7788] Off western tip of southern edge of eastern half of Endeavour Reef, off northern Queensland, Australia, depth 35-50 feet. Holotype: ANSP 109786. Paratypes: ANSP 109788 (1, c&s), USNM 205024 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:26 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Rudarius minutus Tyler 1970 -- (Hutchins 1977:56 [ref. 2283], Randall et al. 1990:466 [ref. 15987], Lindberg et al. 1997:83 [ref. 23547], Randall et al. 1997:466 [ref. 25919], Myers 1999:286 [ref. 23965], Hutchins 2001:48 [ref. 25847], Hutchins 2001:3946 [ref. 26316], Hutchins 2002:213 [ref. 26078], Allen & Adrim 2003:65 [ref. 26830], Allen et al. 2006:1897 [ref. 29098], Allen & Erdmann 2012:1080 [ref. 31980], Matsuura 2014:13 [ref. 33576], Fricke et al. 2014:196 [ref. 33932]). Current status: Valid as Rudarius minutus Tyler 1970. Monacanthidae. Distribution: Eastern Indonesia east to Palau and New Guinea, north to Sabah (Malaysia), south to Queensland (Australia). Habitat: marine.
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