germanum, Pachymetopon Barnard [K. H.] 1934:230, Fig. 2 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 13 (no. 74) (art. 16); ref. 195] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: BMNH 1932.7.28.1 (1) [ex SAM], SAM (1) not found. •Valid as Polyamblyodon germanum (Barnard 1934) -- (Smith & Smith 1986:590 [ref. 5710], Heemstra & Heemstra 2004:231 [ref. 28072], Iwatsuki & Heemstra 2022:305 [ref. 39785]). •Valid as Polyamblyodon germanus (Barnard 1934) -- (Parenti 2019:52 [ref. 36892]). Current status: Valid as Polyamblyodon germanus (Barnard 1934). Sparidae. Distribution: Southwestern Indian Ocean: Eastern Cape and kwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) north to southern Mozambique. Habitat: marine.