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.